"The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention."

-- Daniel Goleman

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“I went without health insurance until 'Roger & Me,' basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With 'Roger & Me,' I joined the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild, and since then I've had excellent health care managed by the union.”
“Take away the Holocaust and what do you have left? Without their precious Holocaust, what are the Jews? Just a grubby little bunch of international bandits and assassins and squatters who have perpetrated the most massive, cynical fraud in human history.”
“Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 percent of our Gross Domestic Product. New housing starts and home sales hit record levels from 2003 through 2005.”
“I don't watch a lot of television.”
“Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.”
“One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.”

Source : "Stephen Frears: 'Audiences aren't fools - their judgement is crucial'" by Nick Fraser, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2010.
“I'm more Jewish than you think I am...I read the part of the Bible that said the Jews are God's chosen people.”
“At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.”

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