Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy's impossible. — David Foster
You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them. — Laura Carmichael
I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean empathy, hedonism, a… — Courtney Love
So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Orson Welles was a force of nature, who just came in and wiped the slate clean. And Citizen Kane is the greatest risk-taking of all… — Martin Scorsese
Movies are like a machine that generates empathy, — Roger Ebert
Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people. — Roger Ebert
A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what… — Nan Goldin
Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy… — D. Todd Christofferson
One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced… — Charles M. Blow
Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as mere commodities? Who… — Gary Yourofsky
If something doesnt feel normal to me, it must be wrong. Failing to have a shred of imaginative empathy is a virtue! — Gavin McInnes
Deeply affecting and compulsively readable, The Fifty-First State displays Lisa Borders' emotional acuity, first-rate skills as a storyteller, and profound empathy not only for her… — Unknown Author
Successful hunting, it could be said, is an act of terminal empathy: the kill depends on how successfully a hunter inserts himself into the umwelt… — John Vaillant
A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer. — David James
Photography is an empathy towards the world. — Lewis Hine
Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and your ability to… — Dennis Lehane
True contentment comes with empathy. — Tim Finn
Women's networks are a necessary part of life. A mixture of empathy and brainstorming can move mountains. — Hazel Hawke
My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. — Chris Ware
Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human. — Brian Solis
The same was true of the most popular girls. They had no empathy, no compassion for more normal kids. — Unknown Author
Speciesism is a failure to empathize with those outside one's group. In general, speciesists simply disregard the myriad nonhumans whom humans intentionally hurt and kill.… — Joan Dunayer
The right tools for solving disputes within our community are precision instruments such as reason, communication, empathy, curiosity, and understanding. They are also the right… — Paul K. Chappell
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide — Jonathan Haidt

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