I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for… — Kyle MacLachlan Copy Share Image
The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Not to him who is offensive to us are we most unfair, but to him who doth not concern us at all. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
It's really easy to understand a feeling if you have a humble heart... the only barrier is the pride that doesn't know… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Always put yourself in other shoes. if you feel that it hurts you, it probably does hurt the person, too — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
The crisis besetting America is not just an economic or political crisis; something deeper is wreaking havoc across the land, a mercenary… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
A second even more obvious sign is that the person will stop talking. If we are uncertain as to whether we have… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Mr. Trump's and Mr. Osteen's brands are rooted in success, not Scripture. Believers in prosperity like winners. Hurricanes and catastrophic floods do… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
“Before going to breakfast, you are in your room experiencing the gongs of a classic religious bell, a unique and cuddly invitation to… — Tom Hillman Copy Share Image
Empathy is one of our highest human skills and holds families and societies together. Feeling connected to other people is probably the… — Sue Gerhardt Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of Oliver Stone. I like his movies, I like his excess, and I think he has a great capacity… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is challenging for men and women. In both cases, it is incredibly difficult. And gender is neither a guarantee of greater… — Claudia Llosa Copy Share Image
“The ethical and philosophical justifications for basic income – social justice, freedom and economic security – have been well established. They are… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
“Some researchers have proposed that experiencing empathy and compassion through the mirror neuron system is equivalent to having compassion for yourself. Thus,… — John B. Arden Copy Share Image
For us what we're trying to do is find the right balance of creating a space for emotion that leads to a… — Lydia Polgreen Copy Share Image
“Humans pursuing deep, complete connections respond to quite different incentives from those that influence self-interested utility maximizers. Rewards, monitoring, and punishments are… — Anne-Marie Slaughter Copy Share Image
Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
“Empathy must be cultivated. The practice of empathy means taking a moment to imagine how you might behave if you were in… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I don't agree with most forms of censorship, and I especially don't agree with the idea that one needs to be from… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together. — Cindy McCain Copy Share Image
Before you judge someones feelings, think about how you would feel if you were in their position...then maybe you can see why… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For a gay chap, Elton John writes some of the most amazing lyrics about heterosexual love. — Cailleach Bheur Copy Share Image
“When we see somebody in a difficult situation, we can understand them only if we had the same experience and had lived… — Dragos Bratasanu, Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Man's sensitivity to little things and insensitivity to the greatest things are marks of a strange disorder.” — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about? — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards… — Gregory Colbert Copy Share Image
“As empaths, we are not here to be sponges or enablers. We are here to be helpers, guides, and supporters.” — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
“A wise king unites his people not by command alone, but by listening with empathy, guiding with fairness, and building trust through… — Ayoub Imilouane Copy Share Image
If your moon sign is in Leo, you have a lot of empathy for Leos. You empathize with their approach and their… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
“We’re so used to thinking that vitality lies in displays of power, but in truth our tenderness and basic sensitivity possess a… — Brooks Palmer Copy Share Image
“...I was one of the haves, and one of the secrets of being a have is not wasting your time on empathy.” — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“Empaths who feel like old souls that have lived for many lifetimes are known as Indigo Children.” — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
Love is that enviable state that knows no envy or vanity, only empathy and a longing to be greater than oneself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Time and again, people transcend the paralyzing effects of psychological pain when they have sufficient contact with someone who can hear them… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
