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I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He's just incapable of it. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction. ↗

— Talib Kweli

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The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. ↗

— George Saunders

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The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live. ↗

— Morrie Schwartz

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I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful. ↗

— Kyra Sedgwick

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I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

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Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

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If everyone got a divorce and looked for a second wife, the Coptic family would lose its moral compass. ↗

— Pope Shenouda III

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Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive. ↗

— Curtis Sittenfeld

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