Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Tragedy was a strong bond, a common denominator that united people in a community of empathy, however different their lives and how… — Howard Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I really understand that we have to be sensitive to people's feelings and to their sensitivities, but you also can't be muzzled… — Marti Noxon Copy Share Image
The company of certain people may excite our generosity and sensitivity, while that of others awakens our competitiveness and envy. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Humans are unique in having the astonishing capacity to extend our sympathies far beyond the here and now. through time and space,… — Andrew Westoll Copy Share Image
It's easy to isolate yourself when you're buried in work, or to rely only on work friends for empathy. And while your… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness hers from the conflict, and empathy with her… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“The description of Huck’s father grabbed my full attention, and I glanced up at the book in my teacher’s hand as if… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
If you connect emotionally with the plight of those characters, ou feel what they feel and you walk away with a sense… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Don't just ignore the effort of a person who tries to keep in touch. People get tired. It's not all times that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“To get out of that quicksand, she needed validation, and she sought it the most in the world than anything else. Every… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
“To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague your… — M.J. Rose Copy Share Image
“I'm too intense. I feel too much. And when I experience certain sensations, I act. Even if the situation is one I… — Tara Taylor Quinn Copy Share Image
“It’s exceedingly difficult for employees to have the company’s back when they can’t trust the company to have theirs. Actually, it’s impossible.” — Hanna Hasl-Kelchner Copy Share Image
Successful hunting, it could be said, is an act of terminal empathy: the kill depends on how successfully a hunter inserts himself… — John Vaillant Copy Share Image
“By revealing to Tomas her dream about jabbing needles under her fingernails, Tereza unwittingly revealed that she had gone through his desk.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“As soon as we open our eyes in the morning, what we want most is to matter, to live a life and… — Bernadette Jiwa Copy Share Image
We often want the world to think we are strong and everything is perfect, when the reality is sometimes we are hurting… — Kenya Moore Copy Share Image
My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness. — George W. Romney Copy Share Image
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
A sociopath can imitate emotions, where a psychopath really doesn't have that capacity. They can't fool people into thinking anything and they're… — Patrick Heusinger Copy Share Image
Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Only when you understand apathy and see beyond sympathy will you achieve empathy. — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
