Bear the burdens of others, but don't put them in your pocket too.
Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.
Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.
Who can describe the injustice and the cruelties that in the course of centuries the peoples of color of the world have suffered at the hands of Europeans?. . . We and our civilization are burdened, really, with a great debt. We are not free to confer benefits on these men, or not, as we please; it is our duty. Anything we give them is not benevolence but atonement.
All the kindness which a man puts out into the world works on the heart and thoughts of mankind.
Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others.
What we call love is in its essence reverence for life.
I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.
Helping people grow and achieve their dreams is the fastest route to success.
I was lucky I guess. My main job was done when I finally found Ben Whishaw and knew that there was someone who could portray a character who was so ambiguous and multi-faceted. Ben is equally dark and innocent; potentially violent and yet at the same time kind of a boy. He got all that across and still makes audiences root for the guy even though they might be kind of disturbed by that fact.
I'm fighting myself every day to get better.