Empathy Quotes

780 quotes by 496 authors

In order to get inside their skin, I have to identify with them. That includes even the ones who are complete bastards, nasty, twisted, deeply… — George R. R. Martin
Writing, or at least good writing, is an outgrowth of that urge to use language to communicate complex ideas and experiences between people. And that's… — John Green
Clearly the work of a master teacher who has deep knowledge of his subject and enormous empathy for his students and his readers. — Betty Edwards
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles… — Bertrand Russell
The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems. — Simon Baron-Cohen
Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys. — Victor LaValle
Agnosticism is no excuse for indecision. If anything, it is a catalyst for action; for in shifting concern away from a future life and back… — Stephen Batchelor
Wouldn t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little… — Judy Garland
Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary. — Jane Fonda
You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you… — Mia Wasikowska
We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy's impossible. — David Foster
You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them. — Laura Carmichael
I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean empathy, hedonism, a… — Courtney Love
So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Orson Welles was a force of nature, who just came in and wiped the slate clean. And Citizen Kane is the greatest risk-taking of all… — Martin Scorsese
Movies are like a machine that generates empathy, — Roger Ebert
Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people. — Roger Ebert
A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what… — Nan Goldin
Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy… — D. Todd Christofferson
One doesnâ€™t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced… — Charles M. Blow

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