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title: "11 Empathy Feel Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Empathy Feel quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Empathy Feel sayings and thoughts."
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> [I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-cry-a-lot-when-i-feel-empathy-i-can-feel-heartbroken-by-life-and-i/)

[Bat for Lashes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bat-for-lashes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/bat-for-lashes-9901_cry_i-cry-a-lot-when-i-feel-empathy-i-can-fe_1217864.jpg)

> [When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-danes/when-you-really-get-it-right-in-acting-it-s-an-act-of-empathy-you/)

[Claire Danes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-danes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/claire-danes-2119_act_when-you-really-get-it-right-in-acting-i_686027.jpg)

> [I don't believe in empathy because I can't feel what another person is feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-limn/i-don-t-believe-in-empathy-because-i-can-t-feel-what-another-person/)

[Jeremy Limn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-limn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/741/jeremy-limn-301_empathy_i-don-t-believe-in-empathy-because-i-can_2163088.jpg)

> [“I have seen people at their worst, at their most desperate and selfish, and this knowledge makes me wary. So I’m learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/i-have-seen-people-at-their-worst-at-their-most-desperate-and-selfish/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/christina-baker-kline-1124_broken-inside_i-have-seen-people-at-their-worst-at-the_1063628.jpg)

> [I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-danes/i-like-reading-novels-because-it-provides-insight-into-human-behavior-2/)

[Claire Danes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-danes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/752/claire-danes-2119_acting_i-like-reading-novels-because-it-provide_1618190.jpg)

> [“Empathy "Walk a mile in an others shoes." What shoes? Baby shoes? Gym shoes? Combat boots? Sandals? Flip flops? Shoes that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-victor-paskavich/empathy-walk-a-mile-in-an-others-shoes-what-shoes-baby-shoes-gym/)

[Stanley Victor Paskavich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-victor-paskavich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/stanley-victor-paskavich-630_combat-boots_empathy-walk-a-mile-in-an-others-shoes-w_2266991.jpg)

> [“any community or family discussion, those who are the first to introduce concern for empathy feel powerless, and are trying to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-h-friedman-2/any-community-or-family-discussion-those-who-are-the-first-to/)

[Edwin H Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-h-friedman-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/edwin-h-friedman-2-28965_community_any-community-or-family-discussion-those_1517842.jpg)

> [I always feel that life can teach you how to act. I'm always looking at life through other people's eyes. By feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cara-delevingne/i-always-feel-that-life-can-teach-you-how-to-act-i-m-always-looking/)

[Cara Delevingne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cara-delevingne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/cara-delevingne-8041_act_i-always-feel-that-life-can-teach-you-ho_115574.jpg)

> [“So I am learning to pretend, to smile and nod, to display empathy I do not feel. I am learning to pass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/so-i-am-learning-to-pretend-to-smile-and-nod-to-display-empathy-i-do/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/christina-baker-kline-1124_broken-inside_so-i-am-learning-to-pretend-to-smile-and_2260925.png)

> [I know too much; I've seen people at their worst, at their most desperate and selfish, and this knowledge makes me wary.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/i-know-too-much-i-ve-seen-people-at-their-worst-at-their-most/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/christina-baker-kline-1124_broken_i-know-too-much-i-ve-seen-people-at-thei_2855771.jpg)

> [While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-dee-myers/while-eschewing-emotion-and-its-companion-vulnerability-obama-should/)

[Dee Dee Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-dee-myers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/dee-dee-myers-7880_be-careful_while-eschewing-emotion-and-its-companio_2611632.png)

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