“To us post-moderns, empathy is a stranger in a strange land". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]” — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person. — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“Most of the suffering in the world could be avoided if people choose to do good.” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
Only those who have been hurt in the heart understands the plight of those in pain. — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“Unlike our intelligence, machine-based superintelligence will not evolve in an ecosystem in which empathy is rewarded and passed on to subsequent generations.” — James Barrat Copy Share Image
The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others. — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
One of the ultimate challenges for biology is to understand the brain's processing of unconscious and conscious perception, emotion, and empathy. — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
The more empathy you have and the more connected you are to society, the better off you'll be. — Jasmila Zbanic Copy Share Image
It's hard to pull apart empathy from compassion. What is really clear is that we innately care for other people at least… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
If language was given to men to conceal their thoughts, then gesture's purpose was to disclose them. — John Napier Copy Share Image
How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Understanding people's difficulties and-just as crucial-helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them… — Kathryn Erskine Copy Share Image
“This is what differentiates sympathy from empathy. No matter how much I care for you, it's not until I recognize me in… — Jackson Galaxy Copy Share Image
Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
If I'm talking to someone in a crowded room, I try to make this person feel as though we're the only ones… — Mary Kay Ash Copy Share Image
It is notable how little empathy is cultivated or valued in our society. I put this down to our traditional racism and… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I love acting, I love what we do. It's so bloody silly at times, isn't it? It's like playing dress-up, and other… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
“Life is sometimes to be a monkey with a monkey, to be a dog with a dog, a bird with a bird,… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“Playing the victim role: Manipulator portrays him- or herself as a victim of circumstance or of someone else's behavior in order to… — George K. Simon Jr Copy Share Image
The Treatise of the Three Impostors is a book that enjoyed centuries of notorious nonexistence until (as Voltaire would say) it became… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
“But a man of tender sensitivities finds disruption unpleasant; he finds it unpleasant to break in on a well-constructed train of thought… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
We now know, from the latest research about neurons, that we are hard-wired for empathy. We're hard-wired for cooperation. That is something… — George Lakoff Copy Share Image
“Everyone has it within their heart to be vegan, but each time they eat anything from an animal they deny that this… — Mango Wodzak Copy Share Image
“When we stake a claim to the needs and wants of our life, we may easily fail to live up to the… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“To me, a 51 percenter has five core emotional skills. I’ve learned that we need to hire employees with these skills if… — Danny Meyer Copy Share Image
“Empathy is always perched precariously between gift and invasion... Empathy isn't just remembering to say 'that must be really hard' -- it's… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
I love my ability to generate empathy and compassion within myself and others. — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy. — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
“Understanding begets empathy and compassion even for the meanest beggar - Oromis” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“I had a dream that I was in someone else’s shoes for once…they were the wrong size.” — Starley Ard Copy Share Image
Movies that encourage empathy are more effective than those that objectify problems. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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