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title: "3 Connection Empathy Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [You have to have some connection, empathy, or chemistry with the person you're playing and playing with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-e-grant/you-have-to-have-some-connection-empathy-or-chemistry-with-the-person/)

[Richard E. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-e-grant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/richard-e-grant-13973_chemistry_you-have-to-have-some-connection-empathy_75489.jpg)

> [Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-d-kristof/once-you-ve-created-a-connection-of-empathy-rational-arguments-can/)

[Nicholas D. Kristof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-d-kristof/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/171/nicholas-d-kristof-4679_argument_once-you-ve-created-a-connection-of-empa_766891.png)

> [Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whatever-positions-of-leadership-i/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg)

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