Empathy Quote by Deb Volberg

Stories teach us empathy. They reveal to us ourselves in the skins of others.

— Justin Simien

“Our perceptions are an ongoing, ever-growing. ever-changing story, and our brain allows us to be not just passive listeners to that story, but also…

— Beau Lotto

Seeing ourselves reflected in stories gives people the courage to keep doing what they are doing or make a change.

— Rachel House

“Narratives are universally used for mediating emotional experiences. The purpose of aesthetic objects has been defined, in part, as 'the awakening, intensifying, or maintaining…

— Mikkel Wallentin Arndis Simonsen Andreas Hojlund Nielsen

When you boil it down, it's all a visual expression. In a sense we are all storytellers through what we wear, who we want…

— Marc Forster

“...empathy is the driving force behind the experience of emotions in narratives (Keen, 2006; Mar et al., 2006; Oatley, 2011).”

— Mikkel Wallentin Arndis Simonsen Andreas Hojlund Nielsen

There's something in psychology called the narrative paradigm, which essentially means that we think of our lives as stories in which we are the…

— Aleksandar Hemon

“Narratives, stories, help create a deeper sense of shared identity. They generate meaning and foster cooperative actions through neurochemical correlates that kick into motion…

— David Amerland

I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror…

— Gabriel Byrne

Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a serious study…

— Jonathan Gottschall

“Using Maslow’s insights, you can define higher-level values appropriate to your message, brand, and audience. Then, using what we learn from Joseph Campbell, you…

— Jonah Sachs

You devise ways to tell a story that complies with your sensibility. Style and method are really extensions of your present sensibility.

— Aleksandar Hemon