Empathy Quotes · Page 50

The Torah is the foundational text for Jewish law, but the Haggadah is our book of living memory. We are not merely…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Hope becomes an option only when we get involved. Empathy must influence the nature of our interactions. And we must remember that…

— Widad Akreyi

“Thus we use laughter to gauge and calibrate social boundaries—both behavioral boundaries (norms) and group membership boundaries (who deserves how much of…

— Kevin Simler

...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon…

— Jonathon Porritt

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough…

— Cornel West

What songwriting does better than almost anything is empathy - it's incredibly empathetic. The reason people sat around in bars when they…

— Steve Earle

I believe I know why it is satisfying to me to hear someone. When I can really hear someone, it puts me…

— Carl Rogers

We need to get good processes in place, we need to use them, and then we need to impose good sanctions that…

— Michele Landis Dauber

“Positivity can be a negative," I tell her, "if it's used to diminish events that should be cause for concern. Saying 'bad…

— Jane Devin

“Sometimes the heart weakens the individual that makes him/her do things he/she wouldn't normally do. Following ones heart varies by situations, but…

— John Yang aka Private83

“If you are going to judge others it is wisest to do so individually not collectively and on your own direct experience…

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

I went to the archives to see what Dumbo work there was, not for current film, but just for my love of…

— Peter Sohn

“ Displaying Warmth and Empathy Warmth means showing that you care about another person. Empathy is the capacity to share another person’s…

— Jonathan Berent

“Now, with regard to the people who have done things we call "terrorism," I'm confident they have been expressing their pain in…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“Conversation accelerates change when the people who are talking to each other are getting better—and I don’t mean human beings getting better…

— Melinda French Gates

“For example, many of us have been raised to believe that empathy and sympathy are desirable traits to develop. Because we all…

— Jim Self

“Empathy One is to listen for and be curious about the actual situation or problem that the client is describing. Empathy Two…

— Anonymous

If you list the qualities that we consider feminine, they are patience, understanding, empathy, supportiveness, a desire to nurture. Our culture tells…

— Sydney Pollack

I really connect with every character that I've played, just because I kinda have to; as an actor, you want to take…

— Doug Jones

The task of the architect is to encompass everything about the site, starting from the concrete conditions and the sensory impressions created…

— Jean Nouvel

What we were most hoping to achieve with Shots Fired: empathy for all of the characters and conversations about our criminal justice…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

“If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Negotiation is empathy. It's almost trite to say that if you can't put yourself in the seat of the other person you're…

— Marc Randolph

I think of empathy as a set of cumulative effects, ideally - that it can be a force shaping your habits, shaping…

— Leslie Jamison

“confession of effort chafes against the notion that empathy should always rise unbidden, that genuine means the same thing as unwilled, that…

— Leslie Jamison

“Empathy is when you use your imagination to expand your ability to feel compassion for people in situations beyond those you have…

— Kelsey Crowe

Empathy isn’t just listening, it’s asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to. Empathy requires inquiry as much as imagination.…

— Leslie Jamison

I'm very sensitive in real life. I cannot not cry if someone around me is crying. I will start to cry if…

— Jessica Chastain

“So, embrace your journey. Forge your path. Don’t wait for permission to claim your worth. The world is waiting for you to…

— Steve Ghikadis

Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you…

— Adora Svitak

Have you ever been surfing? Imagine you're on your surfboard now, waiting for the big one to come. Get ready to get…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Insects are living metaphors for me. They are so alien and so remote and so perfect, but also they are emotionless; they…

— Guillermo del Toro

The problem is we are left only with empathy - which is critical, if it can be developed - without substantive manifestations…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“Empathy is not listening to someone in order to advise, counsel, reply, refute, fix, judge, solve, change, agree, disagree, or to figure…

— Michael Simpson

With my dad as president, he will help us solve some of the great challenges of our generation... And he has the…

— Ashley Biden

When we endure our own tragedies or trials, most of us develop some empathy and compassion for others who are suffering. The…

— William Hudson O'Hanlon

You really need to have a lot of empathy for the work you're doing and the people who you're ultimately trying to…

— Hilary Mason

“It's easy to mistake understanding for empathy - we want empathy so badly. Maybe learning to make that distinction is part of…

— Thomas Harris

True empathy is always free of any evaluative or diagnostic quality. This comes across to the recipient with some surprise. "If I…

— Anonymous

“Unfortunately, sociopaths are antisocial by nature, and their lack of empathy and foresight consigns them to view society only as a restraint…

— Bruce Cannon Gibney