"True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems."

-- Dalai Lama

#Attitude Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Responsibility Quotes

“The United States in particular and the West in general should be feeling a little embarrassed about all that lecturing we did to the Third World.”
“The greatest calling of all is to have a literary life.”
“Big voice, big heart - Mary Ellen Wessels is a pleasure to hear.”
“I think people today are very cynical. They need to bring other people down. Reality television and tabloid magazinesÂ—never before did we need to see movie stars taking out their garbage. But all of a sudden, it's front-page newsÂ—trying to figure out who's dating whom, all that stuff. Who cares?”
“I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.”
“I got a certain type of respect in the streets, that's why they call me Tha Truth. And I gotta speak the truth. I gotta stand up for what's right. Every great person and true soldier has a great story to tell and this is a part of my story.”
“The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.”
“Disney will never make a movie about my life story, and that's a shame--I'd make a really cute animated creature.”

Source : Kate Bornstein (2012). “A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology, and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today”, p.17, Beacon Press

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