Empathy isn’t just something that happens to us — a meteor shower of synapses firing across the brain — it’s also a… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
I think it's a stereotype that soldiers don't talk, because my experience is that they will talk if they are met with… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
When we can really put ourselves in the shoes of the other, when we can reach new depths of empathy, then we… — James O'Dea Copy Share Image
Receptivity requires a nimbleness, a fine-honed sensitivity in order to let one's self be the vehicle of whatever vision may emerge. — Rollo May Copy Share Image
When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“The mission of design thinking is to translate observations into insights and insights into products and services that will improve lives. Empathy” — Tim Brown Copy Share Image
“You know that it’s hard work to consistently apply self-awareness, empathy, and self-control,” — Jen Shirkani Copy Share Image
Everybody wants a robot that will do psychotherapy. But If you don't have empathy, you don't have psychotherapy. The robot doesn't know… — Sherry Turkle Copy Share Image
“The essence of having faith in what Jesus had faith in and being a Jesus Follower is to engage in a very… — Robert S. McElvaine Copy Share Image
What evidence is there that we've adequately empathized with the other person? First, when an individual realizes that everything going on within… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I had horrible acne when I was a kid. I felt like a complete and utter ne'er do well and someone who… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
“I believe that a lot of the sociopath’s traits such as charm, manipulation, lying, promiscuity, chameleonism, mask wearing, and lack of empathy… — M.E. Thomas Copy Share Image
Universal basic income is not a solution in search of a problem - it is the obvious solution that has been in… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
“Once we are able to combine a feeling of empathy for others with a profound understanding of the suffering they experience, we… — His Holiness the Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the pleasure we get from stories and the pleasure we get from movies, and certainly the pleasure we… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
“We thought we were special, opening our perceptions, honing our empathy, spilling that cauldron of shared pain onto the dance floor of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
“The process of categorisation is as old as men, yet as old as man alone, for no other animal species categorises itself… — Joshua Krook Copy Share Image
The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority. The gift of motherhood… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
“And I think for a moment, because people don't actually ask that very often. They tell me what they think I feel… — Rachael Lucas Copy Share Image
“In safe relationships, empathy is a large part of the equation. We literally “enter the other person’s head” and attempt to understand… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
I've always been a very rebellious, philosophical person, so my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
The recurring theme of all religions is a sympathy, empathy, connection, capacity between the human and the divine - that we were… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“When I was a kid I was constantly being told to look at things from someone else’s point of view. What this… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
When I confront a human being as my Thou and speak the basic word I-Thou to him, then he is no thing… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
“Some of us make it out. But the game is played with loaded dice. I wish I had known more, and I… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point… — Daniel Tammet Thinking in Numbers How Maths Illuminates Our Lives Copy Share Image
Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I do have a bit of empathy I suppose, but it has come more recently as I'm knocking on 30's door and… — Spencer Matthews Copy Share Image
Yes, last year in interviewing. Empathy is when you repeat the last three words the patient says and nod your head. — Samuel Shem Copy Share Image
That person is most cultivated who is able to put himself in the place of the greatest number of other persons. — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
You need to indoctrinate empathy out of people in order to arrive at extreme capitalist positions. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“The most powerful form of nondefensive listening, of course, is empathy: actually hearing the feelings behind what is being said.” — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Our ability to turn off empathy for specific kinds of humans and then use faulty logic to justify our beliefs is messily… — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Learn empathy/tolerate others extreme emotions and harness the power of your own reactivity. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“A great date isn’t about perfection; it’s about showing up as yourself and creating a space for genuine connection.” — Ronen Dancziger Copy Share Image
I wouldn't expect someone who's been injured to hear my side until they felt that I had fully understood the depth of… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We all need salespeople with humility, honesty, integrity, empathy and an old-fashioned work ethic that ensures the job gets done.” — Chris Murray Copy Share Image
By peace we mean the capacity to transform conflicts with empathy, without violence, and creatively- a never-ending process — Johan Galtung Copy Share Image
