There is in the child a special kind of sensitivity which leads him to absorb everything about him, and it is this… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, pain… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
If we become skilled in giving ourselves empathy, we often experience in just a few seconds a natural release of energy which… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain'… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
He came up straight to her father, whose hands he took and wrung without a word - holding them in his for… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But… — Anand Mahindra Copy Share Image
I think we could benefit from world history that is specifically taught in a multi-faceted fashion that allows for an understanding that… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person's feelings and of one's own reactions. The appropriate… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Dominion does not mean domination. We hold dominion over animals only because of our powerful and ubiquitous intellect. Not because we are… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
“Free speech is the guardian of individual autonomy, a shield that allows each person to shape their own beliefs and values independent… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
The earliest issue I can remember going through was body image issues. I was a chubby little kid and I got made… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
White guilt is more of a sanctioned social convention than a genuine emotional experience. It’s a form of theatrical empathy that’s socially… — Jack Donovan Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
The most important part of my practice as an artist has been remembering to stay humble. There is so much hurt, so… — Ezra Miller Copy Share Image
“I’m super fucking sensitive. I love this about myself only slightly more than I can’t stand it. Sometimes I wish I were… — Scott Stabile Copy Share Image
What we call politics now and what most political writers write about is the empathy and the bonding and the word choice… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
“Well, we have a whole new year ahead of us. And wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all be a little… — Judy Garland Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help… — Ben Parr Copy Share Image
“without empathy he will find no purpose. Without purpose, he will find no satisfaction. Without satisfaction, he will find no contentment, and… — R.A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
As a boy, I used to look at reproductions of Rembrandt's portraits... the people in his paintings were so real I felt… — David Cobley Copy Share Image
We have to transpose ourselves into this impressionability of mind, into this sensitivity to tears and spiritual repentance, intothis susceptibility, before we… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
I think about the possibilities for empathy, for mutual solidarity among gay men and lesbians, not simply as people who suffer under… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
My own sense of well-being and purpose in the world. That comes from studying the world feelingly, with empathy in my work.… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Life-Enriching Education: an education that prepares children to learn throughout their lives, relate well to others, and themselves, be creative, flexible, and… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Empathy is forgetting oneself in the joys and sorrows of another, so much so that you actually feel that the joy or… — Dada Vaswani Copy Share Image
“If you believe, God is the supreme creator of everything, then God is also the one who gave you a brain. Use… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Will was making a speech, something about having been young and careless once, the sort of thing old-timers said when they issued… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
'Traveling While Black' is about empathy, what African Americans experience in traveling throughout America, and how it hasn't changed that much from… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I don't want people to write programmatic environmental poems, but I think sustainability should become deeply a part of the consciousness of… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
It's easy to isolate yourself when you're buried in work, or to rely only on work friends for empathy. And while your… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
Sex and intimacy are not the same: You can have sex all your life and never be intimate with a person. There… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
The problem is, for men and women, the idea that sexuality is about dominance and submission, when, in fact, cooperation is a… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The absence on the panel of anyone who could become pregnant accidentally or discover her salary was five thousand dollars a yearless… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in… — Javier Bardem Copy Share Image
“You might have thought I’d worry about him, about causing him pain or at least embarrassment. I simply didn’t. I felt the… — Sue Miller Copy Share Image
A lot of very successful businessmen share some of these sociopathic traits - a lack of empathy, seeing people as commodities, projecting… — Oscar Isaac Copy Share Image
Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
