Jennifer Konner Quotes

To be a teacher you have to have a very giving, selfless personality. I don't think I'm that selfless and giving.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for.

I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.

What's important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring.

To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, the ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control that can lead you to be shattered.

Sen. Akaka's care, empathy and compassion were evident to everyone who knew him.

He is so true to himself, and so good to other people. Even during tough conversations, I have never worried about him. Because I know Dwane Casey is going to come back tomorrow to try to be better, and I feel the same way. I try to be better, and so I try to be like him that way.

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

Some people are fighting much, much more important battles and much bigger battles, and if we get the chance to put a smile on their face for ten seconds, it's so worth it.

Don't take your friends for granted or that everyone is going to be OK.

If thou wouldst help others, deal with them as though they were what they should be

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

To do good, and be evil spoken of, is kingly.

I care. I care about it all. It takes too much energy not to care.

In order to be the best version of yourself, you have to dedicate time, effort, and support to other people who need it.

A loving heart is an inventive one.

Some public officials are blessed - you can't acquire this, but you are blessed with the gift of empathy, being able to empathize with those who are suffering.

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

I came from the theater. It takes a team. We need everyone. It's not just No. 1 on the call sheet. I love to have kindness and respect and a place for where we can create.

The artistic side of a person is never narcissist; it's always empathic. It's always kind and compassionate.

I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

Brave doesn't spread hate or bully the vulnerable. Brave doesn't put greed and self-interest over millions of lives. Brave doesn't cower behind lies and walls. Brave doesn't pit people against one another. That's what fear does.

Faith and service to others were pillars in Rev. DeBose's life. I knew him as a very kind person and an outstanding public servant.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.