Community Quote by Edwin H Friedman

“By going beyond solidarity, individualised lifestyle changes, I saw the incredible transformation that comes from building community power. By building this power, we can…

— Mikaela Loach

“We want the people around us to show us a satisfactory measure of genuine empathy, but no one has any idea what that looks…

— Russ Ramsey

“Whenever an individual’s own needs become so primary that they obscure the perception of another’s needs, mutual concern and empathy cannot exist.”

— Judith V. Jordan PhD

“A universal vision and a joint interest are steppingstones for full-blown empathy, and explicitly through empathy, we seize the pulsating assets of ‘sharing,’ sharing…

— Erik Pevernagie

“Empathy is a big part of Sparkleponies, because it’s also my belief (as a history and political science major) that societies that don’t practice…

— Chris Kluwe

“Empathy "Walk a mile in an others shoes." What shoes? Baby shoes? Gym shoes? Combat boots? Sandals? Flip flops? Shoes that are too big?…

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

“What dooms our best efforts to cultivate empathy and compassion is always, of course, other people.”

— Tim Kreider

Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change.

— Max Carver

Empathy has the power to bring together people who would otherwise never meet. It has the power to teach us and to reach us…

— Vivek Murthy

“To develop empathy, we must care about the experiences, feelings, needs, and wants of the people around us. We must care enough to turn…

— Bob Wall

“And, practicing “radical empathy” means more than trying to reach across divides of race, class, and politics, and building bridges between communities. We have…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.”

— Karen Armstrong