If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
Karen ArmstrongWhatever conclusions we reach about the reality of God, the history of this idea must tell us something important about the human mind and the nature of our aspiration.
Karen ArmstrongCompassion is not feeling sorry for others. It's not soft. It requires an intellectual effort.
Karen Armstrong[T]he family is a school of compassion because it is here that we learn to live with other people. (68)
Karen Armstrong