Empathy Quotes · Page 27

Good history is good story-telling. And good story-telling demands empathy; it requires understanding different actors, differing motivations, competing goals.

— Ben Sasse

Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person.

— Heinz Kohut

“If anything there appears to be an indignant kind of mateship here, a loyalty that precludes empathy.”

— Anna Krien

No human heart is denied empathy. No religion can demolish that by indoctrination. No culture, no nation and nationalism - nothing can…

— Dayananda Saraswati

“The first thing missing if you take a robot as a companion is alterity, the ability to see the world through the…

— Sherry Turkle

The more extreme the story, the more successful it becomes. Emotions on high, empathy engaged, we become primed to help.

— Maria Konnikova

Sensitivity is equated with weakness. Feelings are for women. It's OK to express happiness or anger, but it's not OK to feel…

— James Fox

Relational trust is built on movements of the human heart such as empathy, commitment, compassion, patience, and the capacity to forgive.

— Parker J. Palmer

Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability…

— Ann Patchett

The Joker is a psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy. Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a…

— Heath Ledger

If you have sensitivity then mysticism will be part of your life. It's a very beautiful thing and a very real thing…

— Devendra Banhart

I know Bret Easton Ellis has said he has some amount of empathy for every character he has written about, though, so…

— Tao Lin

If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, ……

— Anonymous

I believe one of the requirements of good leadership is the ability to listen - really listen - to those in your…

— John Wooden

I think when you've gone through a betrayal in life then when somebody's been betrayed you can talk to the person about…

— Kathie Lee Gifford

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

“Do you know what it is?' [Toby] said thoughtfully. 'It's that they haven't had anything really awful happen to them. No wonder…

— Michelle Cooper

When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you,…

— Carl Rogers

“I am noticing a big difference in the way the hospital workers are looking at me as I approach Jess’s room. The…

— John Passaro

Resistance here doesn't mean revolution. It doesn't mean storming the barricades. Resistance means using art for the things that it does best,…

— Questlove

Empathy is a human trait. But lots of humans exercise some traits more energetically than others. By "the usefulness of empathy" I…

— Jim Shepard

There was an age in which it was clear to me that my parents weren't perfect, but then there was an age…

— Ira Sachs

“Books, by their very nature and variety, help us grow in empathy for others, in tolerance and awareness. But they should increase…

— Michael Dirda

“one way in which severe sociopaths do have a certain, frightening type of empathy. It is the empathy of the predator. A…

— Bandy X Lee

Understand what people are really going through, then give the best solution you can. Maybe you could be the Angel that saved…

— Terry Mark

I learned a lot of empathy and openness from my parents. I know so many people who don't have that experience.

— Arlo Parks

Be a shining role model of the best qualities humane eating embodies: caring, compassion, and empathy.

— Michael Greger

“a new formula for acquiring ethical knowledge appeared: Knowledge = Experiences × Sensitivity.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.

— Annie Lennox

We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears…

— Elizabeth Goudge

“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions.”

— Gerard de Marigny

My dad is an economist who does global development research. What he practices is a kind of quantifiable empathy: trying to empathize…

— Leslie Jamison

Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean agreeing with…

— Daniel Goleman

“When you show love and empathy to people, you draw them closer to your beliefs and traditions”

— Sunday Adelaja

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.

— Joshua Waitzkin

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other.

— Alicia Keys

Never let your tears and sensitivity blind you. If someone hurt you, they showed you who they are, stay strong and keep…

— Dix

Democrats have long held an advantage over Republicans on health care, mostly due to a perceived empathy problem in my party.

— Ben Sasse