Empathy Quotes

780 quotes by 496 authors

Peace equals ability to handle conflict, with empathy, nonviolence, and creativity... — Johan Galtung
Without television and mass communication, that knowledge wouldn't exist. So I think it actually has the possibility of turning people into more understanding and more… — John Warnock
I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated. — John Shirley
I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the… — Joshua Leonard
Empathy frequently informs our earliest days with our infants as we try to figure out what they need, how to comfort and satisfy them. — Unknown Author
A citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow human beings of… — Kofi Annan
There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been pushed around by… — Lakhdar Brahimi
The success of the abolitionist movement lay in its making real for people in Britain and America the slave ship's pervasive and utterly instrumental terror,… — Unknown Author
In the beginning was the relationship. — Martin Buber
Empathy in broadest sense refers to the reactions of one individual to the observed experiences of another — Unknown Author
I recommend allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before turning our attention to solutions or requests for relief. When we proceed too quickly… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
By maintaining our attention on what's going on within others, we offer them a chance to fully explore and express their interior selves. We would… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
What evidence is there that we've adequately empathized with the other person? First, when an individual realizes that everything going on within has received full… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
A second even more obvious sign is that the person will stop talking. If we are uncertain as to whether we have stayed long enough… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
We need empathy to give empathy. When we sense ourselves being defensive or unable to empathize, we need to (a) stop, breathe, give ourselves empathy,… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Translate all self-judgments into self-empathy. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Self-empathy in NVC means checking in with your own feelings and needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Tragically, one of the rarest commodities in our culture is empathy. People are hungry for empathy, They don't know how to ask for it. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
All that has been integrated into NVC has been known for centuries about consciousness, language, communication skills, and use of power that enable us to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
We need empathy to give empathy. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

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