Empathy Quotes

780 quotes by 496 authors

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help… — Salma Hayek
Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within. — George Saunders
The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle.… — Simone Weil
Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their… — Oprah Winfrey
Suppose you read about a pill that you could take once a day to reduce anxiety and increase your contentment. Would you take it? Suppose… — Jonathan Haidt
To experience visually, and to transform our visual experience into plastic terms, requires the faculty of empathy. — Hans Hofmann
If I were God, I'd work on the reach of empathy. — Frans de Waal
Recent breakthroughs in science show we have just the capacities we need to face our planet's challenges. We're "soft-wired" for cooperation, empathy, fairness, along with… — Frances Moore LappÃ©
We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principle goal in life is to be rich, thin,… — Barack Obama
The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then… — Daniel Goleman
When we endure our own tragedies or trials, most of us develop some empathy and compassion for others who are suffering. The trick is to… — William Hudson O'Hanlon
There are two side to every issue. — Ayn Rand
Empathy grows as we learn. — Alice Miller
Empathy may be the single most important quality that must be nurtured to give peace a fighting chance. — Arundhati Roy
Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen.… — Barack Obama
Have you ever been surfing? Imagine you're on your surfboard now, waiting for the big one to come. Get ready to get carried with that… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Leadership is about empathy. — Oprah Winfrey
I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action. — Hazel Hawke
I've always felt you don't have to be completely detached, emotionally uninvolved to make precise observations. There's nothing wrong with feeling great empathy for your… — Jane Goodall
I hope to leave my children a sense of empathy and pity and a will to right social wrongs — Anita Roddick

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