"The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others."

-- Robert Jensen

#Pain Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Empathy Quotes

“A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.”
“Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.”
“I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for my mother and I was going to do something for the black man of the South if it would cost my life; I was determined to see that things were changed.”
“Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?”
“Even beauty, in abundance, turns creepy.”
“I've always been a big supporter of the Constitutional right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition government for redress of grievances. It's just that I never envisioned it taking the form of thousands of people screaming 'you asshole!' at me.”
“When I decided to take on acting as a career and a profession, I didn't know much about it. I knew that I was passionate about it. There was nothing else I could think of that I wanted to do and that's when I knew it was the right choice. It was also one of the scariest moments of my life.”

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“Our children do not need a makeover, they just need to be understood. If you understand their emotional needs now, you can save them a lifetime of searching for what they never had as a child.”

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