Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it's important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
I remember, once I was stressed, with an upcoming paper deadline. That little Microsoft Word clippy guy would show up in my… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“If we could understand and love the infinity of agonies which languish around us, all the lives which are hidden deaths, we… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
I see Lord Buddha in the 21st Century across national borders, across faith systems, across political ideologies, playing the role of a… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Empathy is a special way of coming to know another and ourself, a kind of attuning and understanding. When empathy is extended,… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
“As an empath, it’s vital that you learn how to hold space for your emotions, even the most painful ones. By anchoring… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
For centuries poets, some poets, have tried to give a voice to the animals, and readers, some readers, have felt empathy and… — Joy Williams Copy Share Image
“Vischer’s idea of a back and forth between projecting the self and internalizing the world—what he called a “direct continuation of the… — Damion Searls Copy Share Image
Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
“I think people believe empathy to be compassion, that compassion is an inner sense (a sense of the soul). But empathy is… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
People should be left to believe what they like, so long as they harm no one else. Apart from normal expectations of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think the act of reading imbues the reader with a sensitivity toward the outside world that people who don't read can… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“Many survivors of relational and other forms of early life trauma are deeply troubled and often struggle with feelings of anger, grief,… — Christine A. Courtois Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens--God heals you. Don’t be disheartened when the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Empathy has the power to bring together people who would otherwise never meet. It has the power to teach us and to… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
All novels . . . are concerned with the enigma of the self. As soon as you create an imaginary being, a… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Many of the characteristics displayed by psychopaths…are closely associated with a profound lack of empathy (an inability to construct a mental and… — David Bagby Copy Share Image
The art of communicating is to speak with a non judging sensitivity and mean it rather than impulsively verbalizing whatever feelings arise;… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“At first, as we undertake the cultivation of compassion, we may feel genuine empathy with others in pain or difficulty. This happens… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
Wouldn t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving,… — Judy Garland Copy Share Image
The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“Teach her to question men who can have empathy for women only if they seem them as relational rather than as individual… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“Before this case, he’d never given any thought to transgender issues. His employers flew the rainbow flag and celebrated Pride week, so… — Dawn Chalker Copy Share Image
Trump's lying, his self-regard, his self-soothing, his lack of empathy, his narcissistic rage, his contempt for norms, rules, laws, facts and simple… — George T. Conway III Copy Share Image
I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The success of the abolitionist movement lay in its making real for people in Britain and America the slave ship's pervasive and… — Marcus Rediker Copy Share Image
“It wasn't courage that motivated this casual, impersonal manner of treating so much pain; it was a special brand of cowardice...forcing others… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“The essence of having faith in what Jesus had faith in and being a Jesus Follower is to engage in a very… — Robert S. McElvaine Copy Share Image
“People don’t change because being accepted always precedes change. Like any software, their brain can’t invert this process. But this program was… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
I had horrible acne when I was a kid. I felt like a complete and utter ne'er do well and someone who… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
“I believe that a lot of the sociopath’s traits such as charm, manipulation, lying, promiscuity, chameleonism, mask wearing, and lack of empathy… — M.E. Thomas Copy Share Image
What evidence is there that we've adequately empathized with the other person? First, when an individual realizes that everything going on within… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Universal basic income is not a solution in search of a problem - it is the obvious solution that has been in… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
A unique relationship develops among team members who enter into dialogue regularly. They develop a deep trust that cannot help but carry… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
