“When you feel empathy or compassion for what someone has gone through, those moments of connection remind us we have more in… — Roma Downey Copy Share Image
“Empathy is a pervasive force behind giving behaviors, but it’s also a major source of vulnerability.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
If writing really is empathy, then understanding your place in society might actually help you achieve it. — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
We have to have a revolution so that all young people grasp empathy and practice it. This is the most fundamental revolution… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
“I think if God came down and gave us all His version of Empathy then all the world’s problems would surely become… — Duane Hewitt Copy Share Image
Sensitivity and sex appeal are wonderful qualities to have whether you're cartoon or human. — Sable Copy Share Image
Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
No one...can live in this heightened state of reflective receptivity forever. Because this empathy's involuntary, there's terror here. Loss of control, a… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone,… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“One of the easiest ways to discover if someone is compatible with you is to gauge their emotional intelligence. Are they a… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
“But like most extremely sensitive people, Gascoigne could not bear sensitivity in others: he required honesty and directness when he was asked… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“Remember a Florida judge instructing a jury to focus only on the moment when George Zimmerman and Trayvon Marton interacted, thus transforming… — Carol Anderson Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Empathy - that is, caring about people and acting responsibly on that care, not just for yourself, but for others - this… — George Lakoff Copy Share Image
Regarding fiction, our concern shouldn't be the author's origin (and of course I am forgetting the sales people right here), because that… — Sasa Stanisic Copy Share Image
“If someone with a high level of authority were to ask me, "Suzy, how can we make people so incredibly stupid and… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
To perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components and meanings which pertain thereto as… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when you feel numb…The expression… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Traveling on, the shaft of his light reached now a great, dully shining oblong, and he stopped, surprised. Then, through the glass… — James Gould Cozzens Copy Share Image
“Most of us think about empathy as a “feeling” or an “emotion.” It is. To be empathetic is to be able to… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
Solidarity, compassion, caring, communion and loving. Such values and inner powers can lay the foundation of a new paradigm of civilization, the… — Leonardo Boff Copy Share Image
We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share Image
...The human perception of this energy first begins with a heightened sensitivity to beauty. — James Redfield Copy Share Image
We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principal goal in life is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm a passionate person; there's a lot going on underneath my carousel of blazers: a cauldron of sensitivity and emotion. — Sue Perkins Copy Share Image
If I can help create empathy and balance in society, I'm going to do whatever I can to tell stories that subconsciously… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
We need to be constant advocates of empathy and compassion - and, to lead by example for standing up for what is… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
“Be the glee to those in gloom, Be gentle amidst the genteel. Be the brave amongst the blue, Be the knight amidst… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Let’s choose kindness. Let’s choose love. And let’s walk across these bridges—with open hearts, open minds, and hand-in-hand with our fellow humans.” — Steve Ghikadis Copy Share Image
“Love is not all about loving everything perfect, it is when someones corrosive nature is the only thing that glues you to… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Listening is understanding. The skill of empathy is a must to be able to listen...One can listen better if one sees the… — Bill Drayton Copy Share Image
“You—who are smarter than cruise ships—can empathize, but also, however, you cannot. from “Cruise Ship Disaster Empathy” — Forest Lewis Copy Share Image
As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
When you are the head of any philanthropy organization, what you learn is empathy, how to listen and be responsive to people's… — Jacky Rosen Copy Share Image
In order to be a good emergency contact, you need a lot of friend-patience and empathy. Often, this comes from personal experience… — Mary H.K. Choi Copy Share Image
I coach to help boys become men of empathy and integrity who will lead, be responsible, and change the world for good. — Joe Ehrmann Copy Share Image
Our goal is to create a quality of empathic connection that allows everyone's needs to be met. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image