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title: "32 Feel Empathy Quotes by 27 authors"
description: "Browse 32 Feel Empathy quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Feel Empathy sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Today most of the people don't want to read or listen but surely they want to feel - so empathy is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-abraham/today-most-of-the-people-don-t-want-to-read-or-listen-but-surely-they/)

[Amit Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-abraham/)

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> [With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-groff/with-every-character-the-first-thing-i-want-to-feel-is-empathy/)

[Jonathan Groff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-groff/)

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> [“Yet such men do not need to imagine a male victim of crime as a brother or son in order to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/yet-such-men-do-not-need-to-imagine-a-male-victim-of-crime-as-a/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

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> [I hope people who read my books feel empathy for us and really see us as complicated people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/i-hope-people-who-read-my-books-feel-empathy-for-us-and-really-see-us/)

[Jesmyn Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesmyn-ward/)

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> [I'd rather feel empathy for a character that's fictional, so it doesn't quite tie into personal experience as much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-cavill/i-d-rather-feel-empathy-for-a-character-that-s-fictional-so-it-doesn/)

[Henry Cavill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-cavill/)

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> [I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and I see it so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-bauer-van-straten/i-ve-had-my-share-less-than-so-many-though-but-enough-to-feel-empathy/)

[Kristin Bauer van Straten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-bauer-van-straten/)

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> [The more you learn about someone, how could you not want to protect them and their rights? The more you learn about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yara-shahidi/the-more-you-learn-about-someone-how-could-you-not-want-to-protect/)

[Yara Shahidi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yara-shahidi/)

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> [If I see someone break down in tears, I don't necessarily feel empathy for them in those moments unless it's really warranted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-haigh/if-i-see-someone-break-down-in-tears-i-don-t-necessarily-feel-empathy/)

[Andrew Haigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-haigh/)

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> [“Our legacy can never be the crowning glory of our personal achievements, unless we show and feel empathy for the lesser of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jing-hardy/our-legacy-can-never-be-the-crowning-glory-of-our-personal/)

[Jing Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jing-hardy/)

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> [Loss makes me feel vulnerable. I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-bauer-van-straten/loss-makes-me-feel-vulnerable-i-ve-had-my-share-less-than-so-many/)

[Kristin Bauer van Straten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-bauer-van-straten/)

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> [The rage of someone who continues to strive so hard and work so hard but is interrupted every day by society, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/the-rage-of-someone-who-continues-to-strive-so-hard-and-work-so-hard/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

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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/)

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> [I soak up personalities and energy. I can identify with anything because truthfully everything that makes up the world is characterized in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aeriel-miranda/i-soak-up-personalities-and-energy-i-can-identify-with-anything/)

[Aeriel Miranda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aeriel-miranda/)

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> [“The next time you run into a difficult person, try making an excuse for her behavior. Maybe she's not feeling well. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-reinke/the-next-time-you-run-into-a-difficult-person-try-making-an-excuse/)

[Beth Reinke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-reinke/)

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> [It's why I fell in love with movies. You can sit in a movie theater and be transported to a place that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherien-dabis/it-s-why-i-fell-in-love-with-movies-you-can-sit-in-a-movie-theater/)

[Cherien Dabis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherien-dabis/)

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> [“As we acquire a certain degree of equanimity in self-image, we are that much more likely to feel empathy for those around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-dass/as-we-acquire-a-certain-degree-of-equanimity-in-self-image-we-are/)

[Ram Dass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ram-dass/)

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> [“along. See, narcissists don’t truly feel empathy for others – so during the discard phase, they often feel absolutely nothing for you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahida-arabi/along-see-narcissists-don-t-truly-feel-empathy-for-others-so-during/)

[Shahida Arabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahida-arabi/)

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> [“Teach her to question men who can have empathy for women only if they seem them as relational rather than as individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/teach-her-to-question-men-who-can-have-empathy-for-women-only-if-they-3/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

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> [I think that you have to experience darkness to feel empathy. For all of my failings - and I have many -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-moyet/i-think-that-you-have-to-experience-darkness-to-feel-empathy-for-all/)

[Alison Moyet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-moyet/)

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> [I feel empathy for people who are trapped in a prison of self-consciousness in an uncomfortable way. We can be free, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bat-for-lashes/i-feel-empathy-for-people-who-are-trapped-in-a-prison-of-self/)

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

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> [I think art, especially literature, has the particular power to immerse the viewer or reader into another world. This is especially powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/i-think-art-especially-literature-has-the-particular-power-to-immerse/)

[Jesmyn Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesmyn-ward/)

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> [“Teach her to question men who can have empathy for women only if they see them as relational rather than as individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/teach-her-to-question-men-who-can-have-empathy-for-women-only-if-they-2/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

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> [“When you and I feel empathy toward another being-be it human or one of our fellow creatures-it's tinged with the whiff of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-rifkin/when-you-and-i-feel-empathy-toward-another-being-be-it-human-or-one/)

[Jeremy Rifkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-rifkin/)

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> [“This paying attention is the foundational act of empathy, of listening, of seeing, of imagining experiences other than one's own, of getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/this-paying-attention-is-the-foundational-act-of-empathy-of-listening/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

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> [ “Humans who attend directly to vivid cases \[of inequality\] are capable of great empathy with inequality losers. They are also capable of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hanson/humans-who-attend-directly-to-vivid-cases-of-inequality-are-capable/)

[Robin Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hanson/)

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> [“Do I feel empathy for Trump voters? That’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot. It’s complicated. It’s relatively easy to empathize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-rodham-clinton/do-i-feel-empathy-for-trump-voters-that-s-a-question-i-ve-asked/)

[Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-rodham-clinton/)

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> [I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-bates/i-look-for-a-role-that-hopefully-i-feel-empathy-with-and-that-i-can/)

[Kathy Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-bates/)

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> [I feel empathy wherever and whenever someone feels cornered in life. Whenever someone puts in sweat and blood and does not get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanushree-dutta/i-feel-empathy-wherever-and-whenever-someone-feels-cornered-in-life/)

[Tanushree Dutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanushree-dutta/)

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> [Plays can create empathy. If you put a Muslim character on stage, and make him a full character, you're making it possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/motti-lerner/plays-can-create-empathy-if-you-put-a-muslim-character-on-stage-and/)

[Motti Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/motti-lerner/)

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> [“When you feel empathy or compassion for what someone has gone through, those moments of connection remind us we have more in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/when-you-feel-empathy-or-compassion-for-what-someone-has-gone-through/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

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> [My mom always said that she didn't wear a red nose and big shoes because that's the reason people are scared of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-eisenberg/my-mom-always-said-that-she-didn-t-wear-a-red-nose-and-big-shoes/)

[Jesse Eisenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-eisenberg/)

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> [“People's sense of self worth is pivotal to their ability to look clearly at the hurt they've caused. The more solid one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-lerner/people-s-sense-of-self-worth-is-pivotal-to-their-ability-to-look/)

[Harriet Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-lerner/)

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                        "text": "The rage of someone who continues to strive so hard and work so hard but is interrupted every day by society, by racism, by white supremacy, by the patriarchy - how can you not feel empathy?",
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                        "text": "I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.",
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                        "text": "I soak up personalities and energy. I can identify with anything because truthfully everything that makes up the world is characterized in some way in my family I feel, so my empathy is strong for mankind in general.",
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                        "text": "“The next time you run into a difficult person, try making an excuse for her behavior. Maybe she's not feeling well. Maybe she got some bad news today. Maybe her earthworm got squished. Feeling empathy for a thorny person can soften our hearts and generate the compassion we need to offer a smile or a word of encouragement. Make an excuse, feel empathy, reach out with kindness”",
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                        "text": "It's why I fell in love with movies. You can sit in a movie theater and be transported to a place that you never get to go and be a person who you never in your life would get to be and feel something and have empathy for people and see things from another point of view.",
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                        "text": "“As we acquire a certain degree of equanimity in self-image, we are that much more likely to feel empathy for those around us. We know what it’s like to be a “self” moving through the world of “others.” When someone feels particularly isolated or in pain, we don’t need a great deal of information in order to come to his or her aid.”",
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                        "text": "“along. See, narcissists don’t truly feel empathy for others – so during the discard phase, they often feel absolutely nothing for you except the excitement of having exhausted another source of supply. You were just another source of narcissistic supply, so do not fool yourself into thinking that the magical connection that existed in the beginning was in any way real. It”",
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                        "text": "“Teach her to question men who can have empathy for women only if they seem them as relational rather than as individual equal humans. Men who, when discussing rape, will always say something like 'if it were my daughter or wife or sister.' Yet such men do not need to imagine a male victim of crime as a brother or son in order to feel empathy.”",
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                        "text": "I think that you have to experience darkness to feel empathy. For all of my failings - and I have many - I do have a complete ability to emphasize with people. And that all goes down to being \"other.\" When you're young you think otherness is a state only you possess. When you get older you realize, \"Actually, there's so many of us.\" In that we find community.",
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                        "text": "I feel empathy for people who are trapped in a prison of self-consciousness in an uncomfortable way. We can be free, but we're so held back. So perhaps that's why I feel a duty to make my work. I feel liberated when I'm doing it, and I want other people to feel liberated through it.",
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                        "text": "“Humans who attend directly to vivid cases [of inequality] are capable of great empathy with inequality losers. They are also capable of great compassion and even a desire to help. However, we humans are also quite capable of avoiding contact and exposure that might produce such compassion, and of numbing ourselves to the plight of losers about whom it would be inconvenient to feel empathy. So rich people avoid visiting poor neighborhoods and nations, attractive people avoid socializing with the ugly, and pretty young women become numb to the losses of the men they reject.”",
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                        "text": "“Do I feel empathy for Trump voters? That’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot. It’s complicated. It’s relatively easy to empathize with hardworking, warmhearted people who decided they couldn’t in good conscience vote for me after reading that letter from Jim Comey . . . or who don’t think any party should control the White House for more than eight years at a time . . . or who have a deeply held belief in limited government, or an overriding moral objection to abortion. I also feel sympathy for people who believed Trump’s promises and are now terrified that he’s trying to take away their health care, not make it better, and cut taxes for the superrich, not invest in infrastructure. I get it. But I have no tolerance for intolerance. None. Bullying disgusts me. I look at the people at Trump’s rallies, cheering for his hateful rants, and I wonder: Where’s their empathy and understanding? Why are they allowed to close their hearts to the striving immigrant father and the grieving black mother, or the LGBT teenager who’s bullied at school and thinking of suicide? Why doesn’t the press write think pieces about Trump voters trying to understand why most Americans rejected their candidate? Why is the burden of opening our hearts only on half the country? And yet I’ve come to believe that for me personally and for our country generally, we have no choice but to try. In the spring of 2017, Pope Francis gave a TED Talk. Yes, a TED Talk. It was amazing. This is the same pope whom Donald Trump attacked on Twitter during the campaign. He called for a “revolution of tenderness.” What a phrase! He said, “We all need each other, none of us is an island, an autonomous and independent ‘I,’ separated from the other, and we can only build the future by standing together, including everyone.” He said that tenderness “means to use our eyes to see the other, our ears to hear the other, to listen to the children, the poor, those who are afraid of the future.”",
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