Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

Kindness and gentleness never had a gender, and neither did empathy. — Rebecca Solnit
As far as I'm concerned, the most important thing you need when inventing characters is empathy. — Elizabeth Berg
Be a shining role model of the best qualities humane eating embodies: caring, compassion, and empathy. — Michael Greger
A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy. — David Simon
The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesnt enter into it. — Jill Lepore
History is the art of making an argument about the past by telling a story accountable to evidence. In the writing of history, a story… — Jill Lepore
As far as I can see it, anyone who has a problem with what guys do over there is incapable of empathy. People want America… — Chris Kyle
Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of… — Unknown Author
You can be right or you can have empathy. You can't do both. — Seth Godin
A unique relationship develops among team members who enter into dialogue regularly. They develop a deep trust that cannot help but carry over to discussions.… — Peter Senge
Become the world's most thoughtful friend. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out. — Mary Kay Ash
We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. — BrenÃ© Brown
If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. — BrenÃ© Brown
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement. — BrenÃ© Brown
Shame derives its power from being unspeakable...If we speak shame, it begins to wither. Just the way exposure to light was deadly for the gremlins,… — BrenÃ© Brown
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and… — BrenÃ© Brown
Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the emotion that someone… — BrenÃ© Brown
Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we can only love… — BrenÃ© Brown
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — BrenÃ© Brown
I fear that we are beginning to design ourselves to suit digital models of us, and I worry about a leaching of empathy and humanity… — Jaron Lanier
We live in a world filled with language. Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community. Writers are either polluters or part of the clean-up… — Mary Pipher
Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign policy establishment. People… — William Blum
Empathy is the ultimate form of customer insight. — Don Peppers
White guilt is more of a sanctioned social convention than a genuine emotional experience. It’s a form of theatrical empathy that’s socially and financially rewarded.… — Jack Donovan

Who Wrote These Empathy Quotes

496 authors contributed a total of 780 Empathy Quotes, led by these top contributors: