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As a child, I went to peace and ERA marches on the back of my mom and grandmother. Through them I learned that I wanted to find a way to make the world a more kind, compassionate place.

You meet people in the business and wonder how compassionate they are.

I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other people's experiences and plights and tragedies, that I am affected by it and learn from it.

Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.

Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.

A compassionate heart will lift you out of the pain and suffering of your own world because it knows that everyone is doing the best they can, given their state of consciousness and the histories they're dragging behind them.

I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.

I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.