Empathy Quotes · Page 33

President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience.

— William Safire

Most of my work is comedy; it's meant to inspire empathy in people and help them find joy.

— Zach Anner

I need my 'art work' or 'entertainment work' or whatever to have empathy for or connection to the way I experience the…

— Oneohtrix Point Never

I know it might sound weird, but empathy is one of the greatest creators of energy. It's counterintuitive because it's selfless.

— Angela Ahrendts

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the…

— Thomas Carlyle

If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the…

— Thomas Berry

I fear that we are beginning to design ourselves to suit digital models of us, and I worry about a leaching of…

— Jaron Lanier

We grow up with certain cultural references but we need empathy to understand other people.

— Santhosh Narayanan

Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only…

— Daniel H. Pink

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have…

— Judy Garland

I think now with fundamentalists, people who treat belief with a total lack of humor or empathy for any other viewpoint than…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

“We employed our tactical empathy by recognizing and then verbalizing the predictable emotions of the situation. We didn’t just put ourselves in…

— Chris Voss

The distinctive feature of my family was intolerance of sensitivity and emotion - 'Everything's great, it all has to be great all…

— Rachel Cusk

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is…

— Anonymous

As authors, most - most authors , our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“After all, what Buddhism offers as a solution is universalised indifference - a learning of how to withdraw from too much empathy.…

— Slavoj Žižek

“In the course of aesthetic experience, the perceiver may be overwhelmed by this 'mere object', overcome with emotion, altered to the very…

— Wendy Steiner

“Mostly we tell the story of our lives, or mostly we're taught to tell it, as a quest to avoid suffering, though…

— Rebecca Solnit

“Although sociopathy always means a lack of empathy, there is one way in which severe sociopaths do have a certain, frightening type…

— Bandy X Lee

The Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu stated that true empathy requires listening with the whole being: The hearing that is only in the ears…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we…

— Mark Coleman

“Self-judgment may be the greatest barrier to self-understanding. If we want to understand other human beings, there is no better way than…

— William Ury

The age of warrior kings and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age calls for a different kind of leadership… a…

— J. William Fulbright

“When Vivian describes how it felt to be at the mercy of strangers, Molly nods. She knows full well what it’s like…

— Christina Baker Kline

There were some advantages to being a woman photographer. I think women have more empathy with the subject.

— Annie Leibovitz

Don't just ignore the effort of a person who tries to keep in touch. People get tired. It's not all times that…

— Anonymous

“mirror neurons create bonds of empathy, emotional attunement, and reciprocity between people.”

— Fran Cohen Praver

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

— Thomas Kretschmann

I hope people who read my books feel empathy for us and really see us as complicated people.

— Jesmyn Ward

I think to really write songs, you need empathy. You have to put yourself in other people's shoes.

— Ryan Bingham

“Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find strength, compassion,…

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The dual moral emotions of empathy and guilt activate the desire to right wrongs of the past and behave better in the…

— Adam M. Grant

“Don't allow anyone without consciousness to convince you that having emotions and empathy is a failure. Don't sell your soul.”

— Elena Y. Goldberg

A deep appreciation for politics comes from empathy for our fellow human beings and their diverse paths through life.

— Chris Sacca

“We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.”

— Mamoru Oshii

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

— Laura Linney

“Because of their sacred gift of translating and embodying energy, empaths are able to spot their soul mates or twin flames a…

— Aletheia Luna

Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul…

— William Fritz

The solution to nearly every problem in the world comes down to greater awareness, compassion, and empathy.

— Anonymous

I always had a lot of empathy for the deep outcast weirdos in school. I was kind of like the more sociable…

— Weyes Blood