It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else's point of view without the proper training. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“...that the doctor being himself a mortal man, should be diligent and tender in relieving his suffering patients, inasmuch as he himself… — Thomas Sydenham Copy Share Image
The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesnt enter into it. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
This precious thing of empathy and love and understanding is something we have to hold and appreciate and protect. — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
“Empathy is the mental habit that moves us beyond thinking of people as laboratory rats or standard deviations.” — Tim Brown Copy Share Image
“Instead of trying to “shield” yourself as an empath, try to create boundaries instead -- this is a much more healthy, sustainable,… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Writing a poem is a lesson in the truest empathy. And to truly have empathy is to truly know power, or at… — Zachary Schomburg Copy Share Image
“Maybe your empathy's just a comforting lie, you ever think of that? Maybe you think you know how the other person feels… — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
Within a single scene, it seems to be unwise to have access to the inner reflections of more than one character. The… — John Ciardi Copy Share Image
The state of empathy, or being empathic, is to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
“My passion is to put empathy at the center of everything I pursue—from the products we launch, to the new markets we… — Satya Nadella Copy Share Image
As an actor, I function from a place of compassion and empathy - you have to believe 100 percent what your character… — Clare Bowen Copy Share Image
If you have this deep feeling of empathy for the natural world, you feel it so profoundly. It's almost a religious experience.… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
The Internet is allowing for us to really experience people in some of the most distant places in the world - as… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
“The so-called sensitivity of neurotics develops along with their egotism; they cannot bear for other people to flaunt the sufferings with which… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
The Democrats are as concerned about raising our kids and making sure that the values of empathy and hard work and discipline… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves.… — Wendy Mass Copy Share Image
“anyone who has a problem with what guys do over there is incapable of empathy. People want America to have a certain… — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
“In my negotiating course, I tell my students that empathy is “the ability to recognize the perspective of a counterpart, and the… — Chris Voss Copy Share Image
The good enough mother, owing to her deep empathy with her infant, reflects in her face his feelings; this is why he… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
“If I could give one message to the bullied, it would be this: You are not alone. You are strong. You have… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
“bring to mind the feeling of being with someone who loves you, while calling up heartfelt emotions such as gratitude or fondness.… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Being heartbroken doesn’t mean you stop feeling. Just the opposite — it means you feel it all more. With your heart in… — Julie Johnson Copy Share Image
I have a great sensitivity to kids. I have a great sensitivity to the people that fall between the cracks. — Carl Paladino Copy Share Image
“Today most of the people don't want to read or listen but surely they want to feel - so empathy is the… — Amit Abraham Copy Share Image
When you are deeply contemplative, you listen more carefully and understand things which cannot be articulated. — David A. Cooper Copy Share Image
We need to infuse politics with ideas like compassion and empathy, and a sense that we live in an interdependent world. — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Trust the one who could see three things in you: sorrow behind your smile, love behind your anger and meaning behind your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone who needs comfort is empathy from a heart that understands.” — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
“As an empath, you are the mystic of today’s world. As a multi-sensory being, you are born with the refined ability to… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
“When you see a person acting violently, ask yourself whether he knows how powerful he is. If he knew his power, would… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
I am truly passionate and concerned about the lack of empathy that people show towards one another. — David Cross Copy Share Image
Culture is not usually one of the criterion for personhood, but it has been argued that culture is sort of a medium… — Hal Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The joy of living alone meant I could please myself and not have to worry about the sensitivities of others.” — Rebecca Bradley Copy Share Image
“If a palmist grasp my palm, and look into it, without seeing a single line, what would he read?” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
If you read with empathy what Lincoln went through, then you realize what you're going through is nothing compared to what he… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Criticizing others is a dangerous thing, not so much because you may make mistakes about them, but because you may be revealing… — Harold Medina Copy Share Image
I think it's impossible to really know someone, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image