Competitiveness is just as much a part of our nature as empathy. The ideal, in my view, is a democratic system with… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“To be sensitive, as ideologically defined, requires that one not merely accept but “affirm” other people’s way of life or even “celebrate”… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“As soon as we open our eyes in the morning, what we want most is to matter, to live a life and… — Bernadette Jiwa Copy Share Image
“When in Reading Gaol he told me that the warders in the dock had been gentle and kind, but the visit of… — Charles Ricketts Copy Share Image
By maintaining our attention on what's going on within others, we offer them a chance to fully explore and express their interior… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
Men of the most robust make, observe that in looking upon sore eyes they often feel a very sensible soreness in their… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“The ability to reason is what gives us our capacity to have empathy for others, to value life itself. Our ability to… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
No one...can live in this heightened state of reflective receptivity forever. Because this empathy's involuntary, there's terror here. Loss of control, a… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
For there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone,… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Working as a white ally is tough, but certainly not impossible. Learning to listen is a virtue that whiteness has often avoided.… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
If you can use songs as a tool, vehicle for empathy and a deeper understanding of how people are feeling and how… — Finneas Copy Share Image
“Empathy is something you must create when the hero is introduced. Making your hero a victim in the middle of the movie… — Michael Hauge Copy Share Image
“Love exceeds all other emotions because it dares to take the passion to give oneself to another and turn it into a… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
Far be it for me to have worked it out in any abstract way. I don't know why the bull and Mrs.… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Our children do not need a makeover, they just need to be understood. If you understand their emotional needs now, you can… — Florence Littauer Copy Share Image
As I watch government at all levels daily eat away at our freedom, I keep thinking how prosperity and government largesse have… — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
“As emotional radars, empaths instantly pick up on the vibes around them and tend to gravitate the most towards those who are… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
We use a term called 'empowerment through empathy.' And 'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me -… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
Agnosticism is no excuse for indecision. If anything, it is a catalyst for action; for in shifting concern away from a future… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a… — Michael Redhill Copy Share Image
“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
My parents' approach to everything was through the lens of compassion and empathy. The only way to educate those who ridicule you… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I am actually incredibly contented and jolly. But, and I have no idea why this is, I have a really strong empathy… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
All that has been integrated into NVC has been known for centuries about consciousness, language, communication skills, and use of power that… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“Humans are unique in having the astonishing capacity to extend our sympathies far beyond the here and now. through time and space,… — Andrew Westoll Copy Share Image
If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our neighbors. With our imagination as well as… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
I needed people to deliver my feelings back to me in a form that was legible. Which is a superlative kind of… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
Empathy isn't as hard as it sounds because people have a lot of the same feelings. And it helps to understand other… — Kathryn Erskine Copy Share Image
“We should not fear the fragility of truth, for it creates openness to correction, learning, and growth. It fosters empathy, making inquiry,… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“Sometimes what looks like insensitivity is a mask. A strong face someone puts on. Grief makes you feel vulnerable. And there are… — L.T. Vargus Copy Share Image
It wouldn't be nearly as much fun if everyone walked a mile in my shoes. There'd be like arms and legs, peckers… — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
I started young but at every turn, listening provided a foundation for my leadership. I can say categorically that all the really… — Joe Shuster Copy Share Image
Empathy is choosing to see ourselves in another despite our differences. It's recognizing that the same humanity - the same desire for… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
Empathy is experiencing others feelings and thoughts while remaining objective. It also requires that you are able to communicate to someone your… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“How can we be good and kind to one another? Only if we grasp via science or spirituality that everything is innately… — Fakeer Ishavardas Copy Share Image
![“That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/barack-obama-17_black_that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams_10185.jpg)
