Burden Quote by L. Whitney Clayton

We give empathy to others for our own benefit.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“The focus on “need fulfillment” that so often accompanies an emphasis on empathy leaves out the possibility that what another may really “need” (in…

— Edwin H. Friedman

Our real strength lies in our capacity for empathy with others and the action we take on their behalf.

— Senora Roy

We need all people, everyone, to think for themselves, to think critically, to think abstractly, to develop their powers of empathy.

— Michael Rosen

Empathy allows us to re-perceive our world in a new way and move forward.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

We need to receive empathy to give empathy.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“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

The problem is we are left only with empathy - which is critical, if it can be developed - without substantive manifestations of that…

— Michael Eric Dyson

The discoveries of how we can grow and the insights we need to have really come from the inside out. To have genuine empathy,…

— Patricia Sun

“Once we are able to combine a feeling of empathy for others with a profound understanding of the suffering they experience, we become able…

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama

We need empathy to give empathy.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize…

— Daisaku Ikeda