Empathy Quotes

780 quotes by 496 authors

You know when ubuntu is there, and it is obvious when it is absent. It has to do with what it means to be truly… — Desmond Tutu
I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts… — Edgar Allan Poe
As an artist I am attracted by decadence, by those who exhaust their lives in the shallow pursuits of pleasure. Occasionally, I feel that spiritually… — Emil Nolde
Empathy is the greatest virtue. From it, all virtues flow. Without it, all virtues are an act. — Eric Zorn
I live in the facial expressions of the other, as I feel him living in mine. — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes… — Maureen O'Hara
I want us to organize, to tell the personal stories that create empathy, which is the most revolutionary emotion. The truth of the mater is… — Gloria Steinem
If we become skilled in giving ourselves empathy, we often experience in just a few seconds a natural release of energy which then enables us… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
There are some men formed with feelings so blunt that they can hardly be said to be awake during the whole course of their lives. — Edmund Burke
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion. — Horace Greeley
Such has often been my apathy, when objects long sought, and earnestly desired, were placed within my reach. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
In this sullen apathy neither true wisdom nor true happiness can be found. — David Hume
People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don't… — Andy Hertzfeld
Are you then unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours? — Andre Gide
Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the… — Ansel Adams
Only curiosity about the fate of others, the ability to put ourselves in their shoes, and the will to enter their world through the magic… — Azar Nafisi
Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems and pains. Not… — Azar Nafisi
I believe in empathy. I believe in the kind of empathy that is created through imagination and through intimate, personal relationships. I am a writer… — Azar Nafisi
I believe that it is only through empathy, that the pain experienced by an Algerian woman, a North Korean dissident, a Rwandan child or an… — Azar Nafisi
The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in great need of… — Barack Obama

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