The misery of other people is only an abstraction something that can be sympathized with only by drawing from one's own experiences.… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
Any man filled with empathy is capable of gaining valuable insights on the human condition through the suffering of others. You do… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand.… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“Children are constantly focused on their parents and will mirror them. Therefore, what they experience in the home will be crucial for… — Iben Dissing Sandahl Copy Share Image
I think with empathy... It's more looking out at the people. And that includes the Republicans, you know the people that might… — Jane O'Meara Sanders 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
Change begins with understanding and understanding begins by identifying oneself with another person: in a word, empathy. The arts enable us to… — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
I think being able to sit in the shoes of a woman and being able to manage products that are mostly sold… — Maureen Chiquet Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
So, as you can readily see from what I have said thus far, a creative, active, sensitive, accurate, empathic, nonjudgmental listening is… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
“For an example of empathy in action, consider what happened when two giant brokerage companies merged, creating redundant jobs in all their… — Harvard Business School Press Copy Share Image
“Inflicting cruelty on a smaller, less powerful creature may make it easier to disregard the feelings of other living beings, whether humans… — Clif Flynn Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
the novel is inherently a political instrument, regardless of its subject. It invites you - more than invites you, induces you -… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I think art, especially literature, has the particular power to immerse the viewer or reader into another world. This is especially powerful… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Anger, loathing, spite, nasty looks, suspicion, jealously and hate stem from lack of communication with the person the feelings are directed. Eye… — J K Hobgood Copy Share Image
Empathy with someone else's pain or lack and a desire to help need to be balanced with a deeper realization of the… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“People's sense of self worth is pivotal to their ability to look clearly at the hurt they've caused. The more solid one's… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
“Yo no soy tan fuerte. A mi me importa que me entiendan. Hay personas a quienes quiero comprender y quiero que me… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Liberals always say about totalitarians that they like humanity, as such, but they have no empathy for concrete people, no? OK, that… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“The stranded, walking a fine line between reality and illusion, constantly weaving through disappointment and hope, despite all, never stop dreaming of… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
The main tenet of design thinking is empathy for the people you're trying to design for. Leadership is exactly the same thing… — David M. Kelley Copy Share Image
“One of the major reasons why empaths and narcissists are attracted to each other is because of the empaths desire to help… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
All leaders, male or female, innately possess feminine qualities like empathy, candor and vulnerability - the difference lies in which leaders choose… — John Gerzema Copy Share Image
“Empathy comes from the Greek empatheia - em (into) and pathos (feeling) - a penetration, a kind of travel. It suggests you… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
The phrase 'misuse of privilege' is becoming a free pass to tear apart pretty much anybody we choose to. It's becoming a… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“I realized that it is these two things that staying with regrets offers: It can become the seed of compassion and empathy… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
What he has in addition is pure empathy and projection,” Dr. Bloom said. “He can assume your point of view, or mine… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“she also knew that the sadness she felt while pregnant, for strangers, for the entire world, did not feel like hormones so… — Laura Moriarty Copy Share Image
All the research shows that the presence of that phone will do two things to the conversation. It will make the conversation… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
James, you are all the family I have. I would die for you. You know that. I would die without you. If… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Some of us manage to think bigger, brighter, deeper thoughts. Some of these thoughts already shape the kind of research we do.… — Tarun Betala Copy Share Image
“I am not interested in your fine calibrations of empathy or your great mission to protect the river of history. I just… — Bee Ridgway Copy Share Image
You want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Relatedness is vital in a time when so many people suffer from social deafness. Emotional insensitivity being caused by a redoubtable “tin… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
We've had Obama for eight years, who, to me, is a model of integrity, sensitivity, empathy. He's wise, he's patient, he maintains… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
