I will not call that person happy who knows no rest because of his enemies, who is the butt of fun by… — Munshi Premchand Copy Share Image
I dislike the phrase ‘Internet friends,’ because it implies that people you know online aren’t really your friends, that somehow the friendship… — John Green Copy Share Image
If a character is honest with a reader, then (hopefully) that will engage the reader's empathy centers; she'll meet that openness with… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I've had empathy toward what Carson McCullers calls "the invisible people" all my life and was inherently interested in what redeemed Mancil… — Will Kimbrough Copy Share Image
If you operate under the premise that everybody already has some experiences that could be sources of empathy for them, I wonder… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
“Politics aside, empathy is not about being nice or agreeing with the other side. It’s about understanding them. Empathy helps us learn… — Chris Voss Copy Share Image
When I did the original research for 'Odd Girl Out,' I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Because I came into fame so early on, I've never done that. I don't investigate through the Internet about people who I… — Penn Badgley Copy Share Image
“How did I learn empathy? I learned it while suffering. How did I learn about karma? Because it came back to me… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
“The distorted concept of 'loving thyself' in our times is the root of all evil. It leads to egotistical and narcissistic behaviour,… — R.P. Heaven Copy Share Image
“On April 11, 2011, Oriel FeldmanHall of Cambridge University ran an experiment as to how people would react when they had to… — Stephen Tobolowsky Copy Share Image
“I do not expect you to understand, Mr. Cunningham. You do not have the experience to understand what has happened to me,… — Mary Balogh Copy Share Image
“someone’s hand being poked with a needle, and subjects have an “isomorphic sensorimotor” response—hands tense in empathy. Among both whites and blacks,… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“Since I was a small girl, I have lived inside this cottage, shelted by its roof and walls. I have known of… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
I think the opposite version of me is the one we don't see, which is there are tens of thousands of outrageously… — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
“For the psychologist Paul Bloom, this is a huge downside. Empathy, he argues, focuses our attention on single individuals, leading us to… — Kevin Simler Copy Share Image
My husband and I grew up with parents who supported our passion, and we're grateful to them for that. It really helps… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
When I stepped into this world, I saw that we were all burdened by a certain kind of indifference to the plight… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
I feel empathy wherever and whenever someone feels cornered in life. Whenever someone puts in sweat and blood and does not get… — Tanushree Dutta Copy Share Image
“To erase the possibility of empathy is also to erase the possibility of art. Theater, fiction, horror stories, love stories. This is… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
Faith, sympathy - fiery faith and fiery sympathy! Life is nothing, death is nothing, hunger nothing, cold nothing. Glory unto the Lord… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
When a friend needs consoling, do not give in to the temptation of telling stories similar to theirs of disaster or bereavement.… — Giles Andreae Copy Share Image
...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
I don't believe we would've had nearly as diverse a Congress if it weren't for social media. I don't think that there… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
Singing with others is an unmediated, shared experience as each person feels the same music reverberating in their individual bodies. Singing is… — Jay Griffiths Copy Share Image
In my view, the best of humanity is in our exercise of empathy and compassion. It's when we challenge ourselves to walk… — Sarah McBride Copy Share Image
“Your strength will be found when you stop struggling with yourself, instead of thinking everyone is a struggle worth overcoming. Every obstacle… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
In empathy, you don't speak at all. You speak with the eyes. You speak with your body. If you say any words… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Stuart Rojstaczer writes with enormous wit, style and empathy, and The Mathematician's Shiva is a big-hearted, rollickingly funny novel that's impossible to… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
Making a movie is about following characters and embarking on an adventure with them, seeing their reactions, and seeing what they do,… — Franck Khalfoun Copy Share Image
The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Man wishes to be confirmed in his being by man, and wishes to have a presence in the being of the other….… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie... But rather mourn the apathetic throng - The cowed and the meek… — Ralph Chaplin Copy Share Image
Sweetness is the opposite of machismo, which is everywhere-and I really don't get on with machismo. I'm interested in sensitivity, and weakness,… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Daniel Siegel’s theory of mindsight—the brain’s capacity for both insight and empathy—offers a similar “Aha!” He makes sense for us out of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Pain does not necessarily lead to growth in character. Improperly processed, pain can lead us to bitterness and destruction. But Jesus demonstrates… — Kenneth D. Boa Copy Share Image
Empathy is key in the design process, especially when you start expanding outside of your comfort zone to new languages, cultures, and… — Mike Krieger Copy Share Image
Practice mediation and concentration exercises, and begin to think more about regaining your sensitivity by avoiding draining situations. Not because of fear… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
