“King and Gandhi had found a way to use aggressive impulses to resist injustice without hurting others. Where did the aggression go?… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. There are… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Am I sitting here now, months later, in Los Angeles, writing all this down, because I want my life to matter? Maybe… — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
I think the only productive way to approach characters, and frankly people in life, is through empathy. The minute we call someone… — Bryce Pinkham Copy Share Image
“When perception and sensitivity do meet, we feel empowered to create a colorful world and share a breathtaking experience. If our view… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds - the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions.. the… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
“If your child is a teenage empath, you might like to try introducing them to self-inquiry. As sensitive beings, empathic teenagers struggle… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
The joy of great fiction is that it transports the reader to another world, where new characters live in otherwise unimaginable ways.… — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
I thought Mia Hansen-Love was a true auteur, and I always wanted to work with her. Mia's empathy for her characters and… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
“Respect, when rooted in genuine admiration and understanding, becomes a bridge that connects individuals, fostering empathy, acceptance, and a deep appreciation for… — Sanjeev Himachali Copy Share Image
The rage of someone who continues to strive so hard and work so hard but is interrupted every day by society, by… — Wunmi Mosaku Copy Share Image
There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping… — Jess Phillips Copy Share Image
“We all need to be more empathetic towards other people. It is not 'cool' to laugh at the shape of their body,… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
I have empathy for the person who is being interviewed and written about with all kinds of misperceptions and misconceptions and flat-out… — Kathie Lee Gifford Copy Share Image
“She had been defeated by herself alone, and the sadness of it left a dark shadow in her heart. It further sapped… — Yo Yo Copy Share Image
“Empathy, the Greeks believed, was a source of strength, not softness; the more you recognized yourself in others and connected with their… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion… — Kavita Ramdas Copy Share Image
“ She sketched the figure of a dancing nymph, capturing the rhythmic flow of her movements with precise detail. This one would… — Farrah Rochon Copy Share Image
Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately… — Gianna Simone Copy Share Image
Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
If the only people we are able to extend empathy to are those who are like us, who come from the same… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
I want us to organize, to tell the personal stories that create empathy, which is the most revolutionary emotion. The truth of… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Wolf Boy is absolutely beguiling. Evan Kuhlman has boundless empathy for all his characters, and his wonderful protagonist Stephen is, in turn,… — Valerie Sayers Copy Share Image
We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Being empathic is so much a part of everyday discourse—popular singers warble platitudes about being in the other’s skin, walking in the… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study that shows even 14-month-olds will climb across… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
There's a certain amount of empathy you need to have, and I've also never been one to call it in. I know… — Kim Basinger Copy Share Image
Rather than seeing dreams as containing hidden messages, see dreams as experiences of empathy. Then use empathy with the dream to reconnect… — Henry Reed Copy Share Image
The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
To embrace suffering culminates in greater empathy, the capacity to feel what it is like for the other to suffer, which is… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
Perspective should be learned - and then forgotten. The residue - a sensitivity to perspective - helps perception, varying with each individual… — Nathan Goldstein Copy Share Image
An (emotional) vampire goes in for the kill by stirring up your emotions. Pushing your buttons throws you off center, which renders… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
We don't want to blame the victim. The civil rights movement had a profound effect on the United States and on the… — Jerome Kagan Copy Share Image
“But I realized that not only did I need to keep tuning my skills as a doctor, I also had to figure… — Danielle Ofri Copy Share Image
NVC enhances inner communication by helping us translate negative internal messages into feelings and needs. Our ability to distinguish our own feelings… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
