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(63,221 posts)Where was this said? Anyway, I agree with it.
ItsjustMe
(11,170 posts)Graham Norton Show
But I have been unable to find the clip after searching for the quote.
iemanja
(53,003 posts)sheshe2
(83,355 posts)It takes little and you get so much back from it. A hug, a smile...a tear of gratitude.
Hate hurts us all, the giver and the one receiving.
We should be better than that.
spanone
(135,636 posts)thucythucy
(7,986 posts)Individual human beings are pathetic in "the wild":
useless teeth
fingernails instead of claws
mediocre land speed at best
No wings
No inherent camouflage...
If not for our ability to cooperate with each other--which includes being kind--the other critters all around us would have exterminated us long ago.
"Survival of the fittest" is not the license to be a narcissist shithead that libertarians think it is.
Diamond_Dog
(31,669 posts)wnylib
(21,146 posts)Depending on the circumstances, kindness can also be an act of great courage.
Hatred is hollow. It has no spirit, no soul within it.
Hatred sucks joy, happiness, and life itself right out of you.
Kindness nourishes joy, happiness, and life.
Walleye
(30,723 posts)Because then you destroy yourself. Ive always remembered this quote from Richard Nixons farewell speech to his staff before he left the White House in disgrace. A hard lesson but he finally learned it. Sounded like his Quaker mother talking
Ford_Prefect
(7,828 posts)benpollard
(197 posts)It seems like the people most full of hate, such as those who stormed the capital in the Jan. 6th insurrection, and a lot of the truckers in Ottawa, claim to be followers of Jesus. They have their crucifixes strung proudly and pretentiously around their necks for everyone to see, and their Bibles and prayer services, which they take so seriously, and after they're finished with their imaginary friend worship, they spit on and shout at non-believers... just like Jesus would have done. lol!
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,720 posts)And show, every chance I get, how strong it actually is.
JHB
(37,132 posts)Never be cruel, never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears! Remember hate is always foolish
and love, is always wise.
Always try, to be nice and never fail to be kind. Oh, and
.and you mustnt tell anyone your name. No-one would understand it anyway. Except
.
Except
.children. Children can hear it. Sometimes if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too. Children can hear your name.
But nobody else. Nobody else. Ever.
Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.
Doctor I let you go.
Regenerates
The Roux Comes First
(1,279 posts)I'm sure glad I proceeded!
What a sentiment. And what a comment on where right-wing propagandists flinging hate-speech unimpeded by the FCC, weak-kneed greedy media desperate to recreate the hoopla that a total sociopath playing a buffoon handed them for four years, and a surprisingly large contingent of oafs (maybe approximately consonant with the percentage of adults who read not a single book cover-to-cover last year?) have us today.
Being Kind. What a concept.
betsuni
(25,136 posts)PatrickforB
(14,516 posts)Bayard
(21,806 posts)And his quiet philanthropy.
And he's an animal lover. I've always liked him, I don't care what people say about his acting.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)1000000000000000000000000%