Anne Lamott Quotes

It doesn't do any good to argue. Be kind.

It's better to be kind than to be right.

Instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding.

When you have the choice between being right and being kind just choose kind.

In interactions with others, instead of trying to be right, why don't we try being kind?

Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.

What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.

No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

When you have a choice whether to be be right or to be kind, choose to be kind.

Read everything and be kind.

Spread love and understanding,” Reacher said. “Use force if necessary.

Look at us human beings: it's so much easier to be right than to love.

The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we've learned about love.

The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.

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

My mother is a ball of fire in the world, and I love that about her. But what I have learned from my stepdad is something as important, which is patience and compassion. Because when you are living with someone else, those two qualities go a long way.

Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience.

When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.

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

You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.

In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.

If someone is misrepresenting my playing career, I try to correct them. If they say something mean about me I'll let them know it hurts my feelings. But I've noticed that the best thing for me is to show love back to them and show positivity and by doing that you gain a fan.

No matter if we're in a contentious situation or simply engaging in an everyday interaction, we should aspire to have the strength to be kind always. If each of us shared this aspiration, we'd all be better off.