Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are… — Melinda Gates
The integrative tendencies of the individual operate through the mechanisms of empathy, sympathy, projection, introjection, identification, worship- all of which make him feel that he… — Arthur Koestler
When I got the script to this movie, The Good Girl, I read it in an hour. The writer, Mike White, has an ability to… — Jennifer Aniston
Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating — Mark Haddon
I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and… — John Legend
The most important thing in comedy - apart from empathy, which I think is important even if disguised - is surprise. I like surprising people… — Ricky Gervais
Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus,… — Matthieu Ricard
Our culture is now one of masculine triumphalism, in which transhistorically feminine expressions – empathy, sweetness, volubility, warmth – are seen as impediments to a… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
The purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize with other people... For me, the movies are like a… — Roger Ebert
Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of -- heightened nightsight, an empathy shared with the beasts, a utilization of the… — Charles de Lint
I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand. Even if they… — Peter Hedges
The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and… — J. William Fulbright
Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals. — Neil Gaiman
I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don't understand, in allowing us to make sense of our lives, in allowing us… — Neil Gaiman
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems. — Mahatma Gandhi
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. — Mahatma Gandhi
The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. — William Lloyd Garrison
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy… — Michael Gove
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't… — Daniel Goleman
There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain. — Daniel Goleman
A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain. — Daniel Goleman
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding. — Daniel Goleman
The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study that shows even 14-month-olds will climb across a bunch of… — Alison Gopnik

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