Richard Rohr Quotes

God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.

Richard Rohr

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• AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion.

  

  Sam Kinison
  • People
  • Compassion
  • Deserve

• For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • People
  • Believe
  • America

• Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.

  

  Laura Schlessinger
  • People
  • See
  • Compassion

• There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.

  

  Dana Perino
  • Freedom
  • Habit
  • Forgiveness

• We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

  

  T. D. Jakes
  • Strong
  • Forgiveness
  • Forgive

• The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

  

  Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Words
  • Tears
  • Forgiveness

• I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

  

  T. D. Jakes
  • Important
  • Forgiveness

• Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Compassion
  • Kindness

• The American Way is an amalgam of our compassion, our strengths, our failings and our attempts to build a better world, a more perfect union.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • World
  • American
  • Perfect

• One of women's greatest values is compassion.

  

  Safak Pavey
  • Women
  • Compassion
  • Values

• Do you dare deny my potency my kindness or forgiveness?

  

  Jim Morrison The Doors
  • Kindness
  • Forgiveness

• Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he, who is cruel to living creatures, cannot be a good man. Moreover, this compassion manifestly flows from the same source whence arise the virtues of justice and loving-kindness towards men.

  

  Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Good
  • Men
  • May

• In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.

  

  Betsy Hodges
  • Believe
  • Connection
  • Compassion

• The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior's Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the Holy Ghost.

  

  James E. Faust
  • Forgiveness
  • Baptism

• 'Les Miserables', the book, 'Les Miserables', the musical - it's about giving; it's about goodness. It's about compassion and love.

  

  Colm Wilkinson
  • Book
  • Giving
  • Compassion

• We're told compassion comes not from generosity but from compliance. We're told kindness means raiding a man's hard-earned wages and sending them off to Washington so they - not you - may dole them out in courtesies and indulgences.

  

  Allen West
  • May
  • Compassion
  • Kindness

• There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

  

  Bryant H. McGill
  • Forgiveness

• I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

  

  Kyan Douglas
  • Fear
  • Understanding
  • Compassion

• I don't like this," he said. I don't like knowing you can't forgive me, Claire. Please, I said I was sorry, what do you want me to do? Beg?I will. I'll get on my knees right here if you want.

  

  Rachel Caine
  • Sorry
  • Forgiveness
  • Knees

• I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Respect
  • Spiritual
  • Practice

• From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.

  

  G. I. Gurdjieff
  • True
  • Die
  • Compassion

• The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his apartment in a thirty-six-story building full of newlywed couples in the southern area of Jakarta. I didn't like my working space at first, but the scenery and everything going on outside have worked their magic on me.

  

  Andrea Hirata
  • Time
  • House
  • Space

• It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established.

  

  Des Browne
  • Community
  • Environment
  • Military

• God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.

  

  Richard Rohr
  • Compassion
  • Forgiveness
  • Storyline