Empathy

Imagination is cultivated, above all, by courses in the arts and humanities. It is in some ways the most essential of all, if we are to work toward a world in which we see distant lives as spacious and deep.

You should always listen to that God core and care for others, and then you truly will be something special.

The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not, to live your life as an honest and compassionate person, to contribute in some way.

The universal language is not texted, emailed, or spoken. It is felt.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better.

We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.

The barrier to change is not too little caring. It is too much complexity.

Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity—reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.

You know you have a Vincentian heart when you see hope where others feel despair, and light where others see only darkness.

Be kind to others. This is the conclusion of the wise old man on top of the mountain.

Don't think less of someone just because their background differs from yours.

About ninety percent of love is just paying attention.