Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting… — Ben Parr
We have to teach empathy as we do literacy. — Bill Drayton
My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness. — George W. Romney
Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy. — Claire Danes
All leaders, male or female, innately possess feminine qualities like empathy, candor and vulnerability - the difference lies in which leaders choose to suppress those… — John Gerzema
While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas. — John Gerzema
Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided hope… — Leslie Morgan Steiner
Because I was a dancer when I was a kid, I have so much empathy for these young girls who are so drawn to something… — Sharon Lawrence
There were some advantages to being a woman photographer. I think women have more empathy with the subject. — Annie Leibovitz
I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy. — Aimee Bender
Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before. — Kelly Corrigan
When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any way muzzle your… — Henry Rollins
My natural mother passed away from cystic fibrosis when I was a toddler, so I feel a great deal of empathy for people who are… — John Lloyd Young
This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy. — Alice Walker
No human heart is denied empathy. No religion can demolish that by indoctrination. No culture, no nation and nationalism - nothing can touch it because… — Dayananda Saraswati
Character robotics could plant the seed for robots that actually have empathy. So, if they achieve human level intelligence or, quite possibly, greater than human… — David Hanson
Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who need care. Responding… — Dayananda Saraswati
Cinema is my religion. It is a way to make people sensitive, through emotions. To make them feel, experience empathy. People are touched and act… — Bruno Dumont
I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy. — Jonathan Tropper
Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or… — Cynthia P. Schneider
On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an… — Paul Bloom
If evil is empathy erosion, and empathy erosion is a form of illness, then evil turns out to be nothing more than a particularly awful… — Paul Bloom
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My… — Kay Redfield Jamison
A lot of very successful businessmen share some of these sociopathic traits - a lack of empathy, seeing people as commodities, projecting an air of… — Oscar Isaac
We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and… — Imelda Staunton

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