Cheryl James Quotes

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

I haven't the energy to despise anyone.

The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.

My strength needs no victims. My strength is my compassion.

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

Most women got this thing called compassion. It doesn't make them foolish, just more forgiving. More capable of trying and hoping things worked out.

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

I don't have a hate bone in my body.

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.

When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, 'I don't believe they meant to hurt me.' 'Maybe they're having a bad day or don't feel well.' 'They probably don't even realize how they sound.'

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

I'm tough, but I have a heart.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.