Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have been made in… — Susan Sarandon
Empathy is one of our highest human skills and holds families and societies together. Feeling connected to other people is probably the deepest satisfaction we… — Unknown Author
There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth… — Sue Monk Kidd
The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear… — Sydney J. Harris
The most important thing is that we need to be understood. We need someone to be able to listen to us and to understand us.… — Nhat Hanh
We have to understand in order to be of help. We all have pain, but we tend to suppress it, because we don't want it… — Nhat Hanh
Listening is a very deep practice. You have to empty yourself. You have to leave space in order to listen especially to people we think… — Nhat Hanh
Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness to… — Nhat Hanh
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with… — Nhat Hanh
Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely one individual among… — Thomas Nagel
In all people I see myself - none more, and not one a barleycorn less; And the good or bad I say of myself, I… — Walt Whitman
The ability to infer the specific content of another person's thoughts and feelings. — William Ickes
Empathically accurate perceivers are those who are consistently good at 'reading' other people's thoughts and feelings. All else being equal, they are likely to be… — William Ickes
Each side has legitimate aspirations - and that's part of what makes peace so hard. And the deadlock will only be broken when each side… — Barack Obama
Let us join together across denominations, religions and cultures to make a habit of empathy and reach out to those most in need. To share… — Barack Obama
As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the degree to which… — Barack Obama
But it will depend on young people like you being open to new ideas and new possibilities. And it will require young people like you… — Barack Obama
In the Muslim world, this notion that somehow everything is the fault of the Israelis lacks balance - because there's two sides to every question.… — Barack Obama
It is very important for I think those of us who desperately want peace, who see war as, at some level, a break-down, a manifestation… — Barack Obama
That's where peace begins - not just in the plans of leaders, but in the hearts of people. Not just in some carefully designed process,… — Barack Obama
And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push… — Barack Obama
On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront… — Barack Obama
Ultimately, peace is just not about politics. It's about attitudes; about a sense of empathy; about breaking down the divisions that we create for ourselves… — Barack Obama
Simply being with someone is difficult because it asks of us that we share in the other's vulnerability, enter with him or her into the… — Henri Nouwen
Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

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