"This is a dreadful thing to say, but I have wondered in my darker hours that, if everything were legal, wouldn't it be kind of a Darwinian solution to a lot of problems? Who are the bikies that you see who are cruisin' around with no helmet or with a hat turned around like that yoyo in Cheap Trick? They're dummies, and if they splatter their brains all over the sidewalk, they're not going to be collecting food stamps."
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"Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush."
"Be kind, for everyone is having a hard battle."
"There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."
"Be kind to yourself and others. Come from love every moment you can."
"I happen to be kind of an inquisitive guy and when I see things I don't like, I start thinking, why do they have to be like this and how can I improve them?"
"In interactions with others, instead of trying to be right, why don't we try being kind?"
"Be kind once a day - even if it's just in your mind."
"I think that if everybody changed and tried to make their music political, it'd be kind of a bummer."
"It is higher and nobler to be kind."
"It is better to be kind than right."
"When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace"
"Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?"
"Be kind, be all sympathy, for each and every human being is forced to fight against himself."
"Be proud of your mistakes. Well, proud may not be exactly the right word, but respect them, treasure them, be kind to them, learn from them. And, more than that, and more important than that, make them. Make mistakes. Make great mistakes, make wonderful mistakes, make glorious mistakes. Better to make a hundred mistakes than to stare at a blank piece of paper too scared to do anything wrong."
"Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?"
"God damn it, you've got to be kind."
"Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation."
"The overarching factor to me is if we can't be kind to each other, we won't be kind to the planet."
"Choosing to be kind is also a choice to make the Power of Intention active in your life. The beneficial effects of kindness on the immune system and the increased production of serotonin have been proven. Conversely, unkindness weakens the body and puts us into a state of dissonance. So extend acts of kindness; ask for nothing in return."