Amanda Palmer Quotes

It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another.

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

The name 'Reflect It Back' comes from the idea of not only giving back but also seeing yourself in someone else.

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

Don't we all want what's best for each other?

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to.

We're a blip in the existence of the universe, and we're constantly trying to pull each other down. Not doing things to help each other.

Empathy, humanity and support for each other is more important than revenue, than growth.

People want to offer opportunities to people they care about. They want to help people they believe are good people or have shared life experiences with.

I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans.

My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together.

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

When people cared about each other, they always found a way to make it work.

Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.

You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need?

When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.

I don't think love is a tricky issue at all. Love is best understood when we share: Share time, energy, food, resources, insights, information, whatever. It's usually thought of as something that exists between two people, but that's just because it's easier to see and feel in the space between them. Each person is sharing a lot with the other.

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.