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> [I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/i-don-t-think-of-compassion-as-sympathy-but-rather-as-empathy-an/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

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## More by Hazel Hawke

> [One of the most important thing in families, both for children and spouses, is never to close off possibilities - particularly never to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/one-of-the-most-important-thing-in-families-both-for-children-and/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [Most of all, I like the quiet, rounded tugs. They remind me of women. As I watch them work I see them as kindly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/most-of-all-i-like-the-quiet-rounded-tugs-they-remind-me-of-women-as/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [The dialogue between women is a rich field, but change does not come without a lot of reading, asking, listening, risk-taking and hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/the-dialogue-between-women-is-a-rich-field-but-change-does-not-come/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [Wisdom is partly innate and partly developed and practised. It's about a lot more than just knowledge: experience, involvement, communication, interaction with people. Wisdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/wisdom-is-partly-innate-and-partly-developed-and-practised-it-s-about/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [The Garden Was My Delight. I grew up with gardeners and I just love gardens. I was always very much aware that gardens were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/the-garden-was-my-delight-i-grew-up-with-gardeners-and-i-just-love/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [I think that women of my generation have had a real need to form networks and friendships because it's been, as they say, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/i-think-that-women-of-my-generation-have-had-a-real-need-to-form/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/i-don-t-think-of-compassion-as-sympathy-but-rather-as-empathy-an/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [Beautifully Bleak. I likened the hills encircling Canberra to the sea. They, like the sea, could be a sunny beguiling blue, or deep and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/beautifully-bleak-i-likened-the-hills-encircling-canberra-to-the-sea/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [It is important to learn from other women. We have a lot to offer and to learn from each other out of our separate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/it-is-important-to-learn-from-other-women-we-have-a-lot-to-offer-and/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [Women's networks are a necessary part of life. A mixture of empathy and brainstorming can move mountains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/women-s-networks-are-a-necessary-part-of-life-a-mixture-of-empathy/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [Women, I believe, learn to think on their feet, to cope with change and survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/women-i-believe-learn-to-think-on-their-feet-to-cope-with-change-and/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [One thing that never ceases to delight me about us women, is the friendship and support that we give each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/one-thing-that-never-ceases-to-delight-me-about-us-women-is-the/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [A Garden Is Not Passive. It has its own way of responding to your involvement and commitment to it. When you walk into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/a-garden-is-not-passive-it-has-its-own-way-of-responding-to-your/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [It is very important that we look at what we CAN do, rather than what is impossible to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/it-is-very-important-that-we-look-at-what-we-can-do-rather-than-what/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

> [I have had the experience common to many women, of needing to define myself and to find my self-esteem as a person, not simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/i-have-had-the-experience-common-to-many-women-of-needing-to-define/)

[Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/)

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