Emotions Quote by Maria Konnikova

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.

— Madeleine L'Engle

By removing the stories from the morass of things that surround us, I'm hoping to achieve some kind of purer approach to emotional life.

— Jonathan Lethem

“The key to success lies not in measuring the magnitude of one's suffering, but in the capacity to harness challenges as catalysts for personal…

— Erick "The Black Sheep" G

All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.

— Bill Hader

“A successful story always offers its audience more than a simple resolution of events. A story offers a dramatic affirmation of human needs that…

— Bill Johnson

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

— Justin Simien

Empathy is the key to great stories.

— Ami Vitale

I have to pay attention to what I have felt and observed, then push these responses to an extreme while keeping the story within…

— Elizabeth Strout

The stories leaders and others tell, few of which are true, are a lousy foundation on which to base any sort of science, and…

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

“...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

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.

— Ben Okri

While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.

— John Gerzema