All the comedians that I came up with in Chicago - especially the ones at Second City - actively understood when we… — E. R. Fightmaster Copy Share Image
When a friend needs consoling, do not give in to the temptation of telling stories similar to theirs of disaster or bereavement.… — Giles Andreae Copy Share Image
“The distorted concept of 'loving thyself' in our times is the root of all evil. It leads to egotistical and narcissistic behaviour,… — R.P. Heaven Copy Share Image
I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into… — Hazel Hawke Copy Share Image
“It is time we become an aid to each other's light, not an impediment.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
It is not empathy I seek. I found what I was looking for... envy me! — Carl Stoynoff Copy Share Image
I was in the Army in the 1960s. I didn't go to Vietnam. I went to Germany, where I drank beer. But… — John Prine Copy Share Image
As we tell stories about the lives of others, we learn how to imagine what another creature might feel in response to… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Any disease support community is a place of deep bonds and empathy, and there are thousands if not tens of thousands of… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
As authors, most - most authors , our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The integrative tendencies of the individual operate through the mechanisms of empathy, sympathy, projection, introjection, identification, worship- all of which make him… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“They said my solution was foreign because I lived on another planet. It required honesty. It required communication. It required kindness. It… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy. — Erol Ozan Copy Share Image
The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The most obvious example, perhaps,… — Sam Vaknin Copy Share Image
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade: it makes the hand bleed that wields it. — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
It's all about sensitivity. If you have sensitivity then mysticism will be part of your life. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share Image
Go looking for conflict, and you'll find it. Go looking for people to take advantage of you, and they generally will. See… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Vulnerability is usually attacked, not with fists but with shaming. Many children learn quickly to cover up any signs of weakness, sensitivity,… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Empathy is connecting with the emotion that someone is experiencing, not the event or the circumstance.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you are born without the ordinary feelings and emotions shared by most other human beings, life looks different to you. It… — Boyd Rice Copy Share Image
“When Vivian describes how it felt to be at the mercy of strangers, Molly nods. She knows full well what it’s like… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
