Best 12 quotes in «bleeding heart quotes» category

In some countries, the strictly Progressive man reveals himself to be just as much as if not more prejudiced than the typical Reactionary. There is at times a sort of arrogant condescension in one's gushing, bleeding-heartedness, in that, behind the mask of social activism, one is acting on behalf of one's perceived 'inferiors'. He may promote himself as the savior of the world; he may pat on the head all those he insidiously assumes to be the lesser, whether in status or class or ability, and treat them as helpless children: but the biggest danger of all is that by his own conscience he may feel for them, think for them, and thus, decide for them. It is with such, this artificial brand of empathy, and self-righteousness and narcissism, that we always naively yet so ignorantly pity 'the others', and ultimately, in our schemes to secure them, we merely hold them down.

A mind can bleed a heart to death.

A torpid heart in agony needs a pen to bleed

special thanks to Martha Sharpe and everyone at Anansi; to Mandy Barber, for the use of her stunning visual art; to Karen Mac Cormack, for her advice during the early stages of this project; and to David Bromige (weaver of radhats), for his enthusiasm which encouraged me to develop this piece into a book-length poem.

Many smiling faces hide a bleeding heart

In time, everyone fades away, transfiguring into echoes that latch onto our memories and bleed our hearts dry.

You can learn things from a heart so bleeding When love bargains with deceitful pleading Hours soar from dawn to dawn splitting your time Don’t hear melody from a soundless chime

When something or someone you dearly love is snatched away from you, something of you go with it. You become emotionally amputated

I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job.

Whatever is silenced will clamor to be heard, though silently.

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power.

We wear the mask that grins and lies.