During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned - not what… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
“It is not accidental that the most unsympathetic characters in Austen's novels are those who are incapable of genuine dialogue with others.… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
Human beings are created with empathy. Art serves that purpose. So why should I be disinterested in a character who's a man,… — Evelyne Brochu 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 am not an atheist. But the religion that I do advocate is not of the Bible, Vedas, Quran or any other… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
There is absolutely no single aspect of one's personality that is more important to develop than empathy, which is not a skill… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the… — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
She knows too well what it's like to tamp down your natural inclinations, to force a smile when you feel numb…The expression… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Traveling on, the shaft of his light reached now a great, dully shining oblong, and he stopped, surprised. Then, through the glass… — James Gould Cozzens Copy Share Image
“She reminded him of the small team of Starfleet officers who had rescued him from certain death on his homeworld many years… — David Mack Copy Share Image
I think of moral beauty as what is the good and the just - terms perhaps best defined by their opposite: evil.… — C.E. Morgan Copy Share Image
“Some gifted people have all five and some less. Every gifted person tends to lead with one. As I read this list… — Lauren Sapala Copy Share Image
Any tear shed in sharing the heartbeat of God, any tear shed through Christlike loving empathy with our fellowmen, any tear born… — Wesley L Duewel Copy Share Image
Books can make a difference in dispelling prejudice and building community: not with role models and recipes, not with noble messages about… — Hazel Rochman Copy Share Image
“Her empathy was like a double-edged razor that allowed her to experience the nethermost of human joys and sorrows. The best and… — C.J. Anderson Copy Share Image
I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
I sense that, without sensitivity to physical pain and pleasure, man would not have known self-interest, and consequently know just or unjust… — Jonathan Balcombe Copy Share Image
“exceptional organizations all have cultures in which the leaders provide cover from above and the people on the ground look out for… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
That's where peace begins - not just in the plans of leaders, but in the hearts of people. Not just in some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that lack of empathy is behind many problems, and I believe that it's disrupting our society. In Great Britain, there… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and… — Michele Borba Copy Share Image
I think as you get older, there are things that there's just no light side to, but you know, I guess the… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
“It's the discomforting end of humankind's bargain with consciousness. We empathize with other beings and imagine we feel their pain. Either the… — Peter Steinhart Copy Share Image
I know some women's rights activists have seen so much abuse that they can't stand men, but I have a sense of… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“In quieting our ambition on occasion to concentrate on empathy and friendship we are still investing in ourselves and we diminish the… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
When gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals come out, their friends and families, for the most part, understand what it feels like to… — Sarah McBride Copy Share Image
The realization that you're not always standing down there on the field merely to win, to be successful, was very liberating. One… — Oliver Kahn Copy Share Image
“Oprah Winfrey, an undeniably successful guide to millions, once explained the three things every human being wants most are to be seen,… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
I'm not a pacifist. I think the suffering of innocent people can be a catalyst for moral action. But empathy puts too… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
We live in an epidemic of self-hatred. I see it daily with people coming at me, and they do it to everybody,… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who… — Dayananda Saraswati Copy Share Image
For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
I'm not alone in having obese people in my circle and in my family. I have loved morbidly obese people, and I… — Lori Lansens 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
