Ricky Gervais Quotes

I believe that animals are on the planet so that we can know love and compassion.

The deeper minds of all ages have had pity for animals.

I always befriended animals and have said many a good word for them. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace.

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.

Lissa knelt down, compassion on her face. I wasn't surprised, since she'd always had a thing for animals. She'd lectured me for days after I'd instigated the infamous hamster-and-hermit-crab fight. I'd viewed the fight as a testing of worthy opponents. She'd seen it as animal cruelty.

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

I just want to reflect the respect I have for animals.

To put yourself in another's place requires real imagination, but by doing so each Girl Scout will be able to love among others happily.

My mother early on taught us to respect all animals, and I mean all animals - not just cats and dogs but rats and snakes and spiders and fish and wildlife, so I really grew up believing they are just like us and just as deserving of consideration.

There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when people are judgmental and aggressive, all you end up doing is getting other people to turn away in irritation. To change people's minds, you have to respect the people you're talking to.

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

If you treat animals how you want to be treated, you're a lot better off.

It helped me when I decided that we're on this planet to learn to live together and get along.

To be social is to be forgiving.

Other species help children develop empathy.

You can't rule the world, but what you can do is win the world with love and understanding.

One of the things I believe in is a sense of human nature.

I have no animosity against any living soul.

I don't dislike anybody.

I just try to get along with people and show the love that I would like to be shown to me.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.

I don't despise people.