Asking questions Quote by Leslie Jamison

Empathy isn’t just something that happens to us — a meteor shower of synapses firing across the brain — it’s also a choice we…

— Leslie Jamison

Empathy isn’t just listening, it’s asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to. Empathy requires inquiry as much as imagination. Empathy requires…

— Leslie Jamison

“Empathy is always perched precariously between gift and invasion... Empathy isn't just remembering to say 'that must be really hard' -- it's figuring out…

— Leslie Jamison

“It has been said that we have been given two ears and only one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we…

— Michael Nir

Some people just need to be listened...

— Macqbex Rian

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

— Emma Thompson

People don't need sex so much as they need to be listened to.

— Jane Wagner

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

Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a parent cries…

— Rachel Simmons

“Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.”

— Sharon Salzberg

I needed people to deliver my feelings back to me in a form that was legible. Which is a superlative kind of empathy to…

— Leslie Jamison

Become the world's most thoughtful friend.

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr