Disdain Quote by Clint Smith

There is something human about the way people react to and identify with suffering. There's a lot more empathy in the world than we…

— Edwidge Danticat

When you see around you the human form suffering or dissolving, you have empathy on the human level. You share the suffering because it…

— Eckhart Tolle

“In general, empathy is easier the more we can identify with someone. When we can genuinely envision ourselves in a situation, it's possible to…

— Danielle Ofri

Almost all human beings have the capacity for empathy. Everyone has the potential to be at least troubled, or feel genuine anguish, about the…

— Owen Jones

Empathy seems to be seen as a weakness. We condition people to withdraw it to succeed. But really, it needs to be re-seen as…

— Matt Bellamy

Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy.…

— Matthieu Ricard

Any man filled with empathy is capable of gaining valuable insights on the human condition through the suffering of others. You do not need…

— Suzy Kassem

When I read stories of suffering, I still feel something. It seems inhuman not to. At the same time, I'm more aware than ever…

— Kim Brooks

It is people who go through suffering that have an empathy for the suffering of others.

— Mary Robinson

If the only people we are able to extend empathy to are those who are like us, who come from the same country we…

— Clint Smith

We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy's impossible.

— David Foster

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

— Daniel Goleman