Difficulty Quote by Doreen Virtue

“Being empathic is so much a part of everyday discourse—popular singers warble platitudes about being in the other’s skin, walking in the other’s moccasins—that…

— Irvin D. Yalom

An empathic way of being can be learned from empathic persons. Perhaps the most important statement of all is that the ability to be…

— Carl Rogers

“There are times we will miss the opportunity to be empathic. Mental health professionals often call these “empathic failures.” There are also times when…

— Brené Brown

What evidence is there that we've adequately empathized with the other person? First, when an individual realizes that everything going on within has received…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

What I mean by "empathy" is putting yourself in other people's shoes, feeling what they feel.

— Paul Bloom

Empathy depends not only on one's ability to identify someone else's emotions but also on one's capacity to put oneself in the other person's…

— Charles G

Individuals differ in how empathic they are. Some people would really flinch if they watched me hitting my hand with a hammer, and other…

— Paul Bloom

All of us have a bit of a sociopath inside of us, and it's wrong to think that somebody is just clearly sociopathic, because…

— Dan Gilroy

Empathy isn't as hard as it sounds because people have a lot of the same feelings. And it helps to understand other people because…

— Kathryn Erskine

“To be with another in this [empathic] way means that for the time being, you lay aside your own views and values in order…

— Carl R. Rogers

“When I say empathic listening, I mean listening with intent to understand. I mean seeking first to understand, to really understand. It’s an entirely…

— Stephen R. Covey

It's not a very nice thing to not have empathy. I would like to have empathy. In the past I haven't been very empathetic…

— Spencer Matthews