Quotes about kindness
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“Men and boys are learning all kinds of trades but how to make men of themselves. They learn to make houses; but they are not so well housed, they are not so contented in their houses, as the woodchucks in their holes. What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

If you cannot tolerate the planet that it is on? Grade the ground first. If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odds where you put him, or what you show him ... he will be surrounded by grandeur. He is in the condition of a healthy and hungry man, who says to himself, — How sweet this crust is!
Letter to Harrison Blake (20 May 1860); published in Familiar Letters (1865)

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“I probably seem quite at ease now saying I’m mixed race, I’m black, I’m Zambian, but for a while that was quite torturous, quite angsty. As a young woman I wasn’t very tender or nice to myself…Now I’m older, I’m much more able to be tender and kind to the younger me that I see in the book.”

Namwali Serpell (1980) Zambian feminist academic and writer

Source: On coming to terms with her mixed race identity in “Namwali Serpell: 'As a young woman I wasn’t very nice to myself'” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/30/namwali-serpell-the-old-drift-interview in The Guardian (2019 Apr 30)

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“There is great damage to biodiversity (caused by the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami), and it could even impact human health. And so it has been ordered that the area is cut off for all kinds of activity.”

Rubén Ramírez Mateo (1965) Peruvian lawyer

Source: Rubén Ramírez Mateo (2022) cited in: " Scientists warn Tonga eruption may damage environment for years https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/18/scientists-warn-tonga-eruption-may-harm-environment-for-years" in Aljazeera, 18 January 2022.

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“That's the kind of love I...
That's the kind of love I...
That's the kind of love I need”

Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946) Irish singer-songwriter

"That's The Kind Of Love I Need" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "That's The Kind Of Love I Need" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-7mFsjoCZw (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

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“I've been over and I've been under,
I've been through all kinds of hell.
Trouble was not only my middle name,
It was my first as well.
Through the years, all I've encountered,
I've just one thing to say:
"Hold on to what you got
and don't let it slip away."”

Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946) Irish singer-songwriter

I've been taken for far more rides
to places I've never been,
stabbed so many times in the back
I no longer feel a thing.
Oh, ask me what all this has taught me
and I'll tell you what I'll say:
"Hold on to what you got
and don't let it slip away.
Save it for a rainy day."
"Hold On To What You Got" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Hold On To What You Got" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7YYinfmOUI (song on YouTube)
(+ Live performance in Japan, 1992. On YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrmDG7frD4
Song lyrics

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“Even when I choose projects, if before, I looked only at my own character, I am now more interested in what the producers are trying to say through this project and what kind of statement they want to make.”

Gong Yoo (1979) South Korean actor

Source: "How Much Has Gong Yoo Changed Since His Debut? Actor Spills Tea In Recent Interviews" in Korea Portal http://en.koreaportal.com/articles/50498/20210919/much-gong-yoo-changed-debut-actor-spills-tea-recent-interviews.htm (19 September 2021)

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“Aside from prayers, we are appealing for donations in cash or in-kind for the archdiocese’s ongoing relief operations.”

Gilbert Garcera (1959) Roman Catholic archbishop

Source: Philippine archbishop urges prayers, aid amid volcano eruption https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-01/philippines-volcano-eruption-archbishop-gracera-lipa-appeal.html (13 January 2020)

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“When hope lies dead—ah, when 'tis death to live,
And wrongs remembered make the heart still bleed,
Better are Sleep's kind lies for Life's blind need
Than truth, if lies a little peace can give.”

Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914) English literary critic and poet

"Prophetic Pictures at Venice II: The Temptation", p. 199.
The Coming of Love and Other Poems (1897)

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Susan Cain photo

“Being able to exist in a place where light and dark meet is actually not a recipe for unhappiness. It is a recipe for a deeper kind of happiness.”

Bastian, Jonathan (host). "Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow". KCRW.com (Los Angeles). May 21, 2022.

“The total lack of information is a kind of information in itself.”

Charles E. Gannon (1960) American novelist

Source: Trial by Fire (2014), Chapter 25 (p. 364)

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“Men build all kinds of worlds in order to defeat fear and loneliness.”

Source: The Night We Buried Road Dog (1993), p. 502

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Ron English photo

“It takes a different kind of courage to be a coward.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)

Ron English photo

“A full house beats one of a kind.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)

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“Karaoke is kind of like a prayer. You’re not supposed to videotape that. I’m not a professional singer. I’m just enjoying my life and blowing off some steam with friends.”

Nicolas Cage (1964) American actor

"Nicolas Cage Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously Again" in Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/nicolas-cage-pig-interview (15 July 2021)

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“New and challenging moral dilemmas are always likely to arise, so we need to try to make ourselves the kind of people who can respond thoughtfully.”

A. C. Grayling (1949) English philosopher

Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 2, “Moral Education” (p. 10)

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“One of the things that we need to take from this moment is that this isn’t just about abortion and it’s not going to end with abortion. But if we are going to register any kind of objections, we need a functioning, healthy democracy. And that’s the first thing that they have disrupted.”

Melissa Murray (1975) American professor of law

"Why Roe Was Never Enough—and What Comes Next" https://msmagazine.com/2022/05/03/roe-v-wade-abortion-democracy-voting-rights-history/, Ms. magazine (May 3, 2022)

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“In China, literally in elementary school, we have to sit a certain way. You can't raise your hand anytime, you can’t speak in class. So, it takes a lot of courage and experimenting to kind of try to break that.”

Fala Chen (1982) Hong Kong actress

"Fala Chen Came to America to Find Herself—And Wound Up Being Cast in a Groundbreaking Marvel Movie" in Harpers Bazaar https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a37711969/fala-chen-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ (24 September 2021)

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Aristotle photo

“The third kind of life is the life of contemplation”

Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy

The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I), Bk. 1, Chapter III

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“In a clan society, every kind of human relationship turns on your honor within the clan; outside it, there is nothing—you are excluded from any kind of meaningful existence.”

Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969) Dutch feminist, author

Source: 2010s, Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010), Chapter 11, “School and Sexuality” (p. 152)

“There is a kind of animal frenzy can be whipped up sometimes among fools and children, often using religion as an excuse for it. When it happens, it is wise to be elsewhere.”

Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) American fiction writer

Source: The True Game, The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped (1985), Chapter 3 (p. 45)

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“The big belly can accommodate all kinds of things. The benevolence never left a dust behind.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

Source: Buddhist scriptures

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“The real concern of anti-diversity warriors is not with the introduction of politics but with the wrong kind of politics. They want literature to serve a very political function indeed: to sustain, not criticize, the status quo.”

Elizabeth Martinez (1925) American community organizer, activist, author, and educator

De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century (2017)

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“[U]gliness of the right sort is a kind of beauty. It has some of the best qualities of beauty—it attracts observation and fixes the memory.”

Jean Ingelow (1820–1897) British writer

Source: Off the Skelligs: A Novel (1872), Ch. 18, p. 278.

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“Do you know that we were amazed to find out you can get all kinds of information about what's harmful to a pet, but you can't get any information about what's harmful to a farm worker?”

Dolores Huerta (1930) American labor leader

1974 speech, in Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans, 1790-1995 by Deborah Gillan Straub

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“The notable difference in finding the solution to any kind of problem... is always the will that one has, to act and think.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La notevole differenza nel trovare la soluzione a qualsiasi tipo di problema... è sempre la volontà che si ha, di agire e pensare.
Source: prevale.net

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“In life, anyone who suffers suffering, in which the psychic state is involved, needs help and respect: be kind, delicate and moderate.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Nella vita, chiunque subisca sofferenze, in cui venga coinvolto lo stato psichico, ha bisogno di aiuto e rispetto: siate gentili, delicati e moderati.
Source: prevale.net

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“Revolutionize yourself: be loyal, be crazy, be kind and be brave… be better.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Rivoluzionate voi stessi: siate leali, folli, gentili e coraggiosi... siate migliori.
Source: prevale.net

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“Your existence will improve by associating only with people whose kindness, respect and correctness will be a lifestyle, not a strategy.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vostra esistenza migliorerà frequentando solo persone la cui gentilezza, rispetto e correttezza saranno uno stile di vita, non una strategia.
Source: prevale.net

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“In any kind of work, professionalism is demonstrated by seriousness. A true professional will never allow his private life to interfere with his work life.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: In qualsiasi tipo di lavoro, la professionalità si dimostra con la serietà. Un vero professionista non permetterà mai che la sua vita privata interferisca con quella lavorativa.
Source: prevale.net

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“In any kind of relationship, anything that does not feeds the heart annihilates its value.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: In qualsiasi tipo di relazione, tutto ciò che non alimenta il cuore annienta il suo valore.
Source: prevale.net

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“Sensitivity is a gift of elegance and kindness, an act of courage, in a world often indifferent and superficial.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La sensibilità è un dono di eleganza e gentilezza, un atto di coraggio, in un mondo spesso indifferente e superficiale.
Source: prevale.net

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“To bring your life to life, you will never need any kind of drug, but only some hours to devote to it with love.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Per dar vita alla vostra vita, non avrete mai bisogno di alcun tipo di droga, ma solo di alcune ore da dedicarle con amore.
Source: prevale.net

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“True nobility of spirit manifests itself in the ability not to cast one's shadow on others, transforming the burden of problems into an act of kindness and inner strength.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera nobiltà d'animo si manifesta nella capacità di non gettare la propria ombra sugli altri, trasformando il peso dei problemi in un atto di gentilezza e forza interiore.
Source: prevale.net

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“It's important to always maintain your identity. In any kind of relationship, one should never feel in prison.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: È importante mantenere sempre la propria identità. In qualsiasi tipo di relazione, non ci si dovrebbe mai sentire in prigione.
Source: prevale.net