Block Quote by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Empathy is intuitive, but it is also something you can work on intellectually.

— Tim Minchin

“Intellectual empathy requires us to think within the viewpoints of others, especially those we think are wrong.”

— Richard W. Paul

“Understanding breeds empathy.”

— Christopher Paolini

Intellectual understanding does not always bring visceral belief.

— Orson Scott Card

Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not to rely…

— Paul Bloom

Empathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding.

— John Medina

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

“Social intelligence was therefore always at a high premium. A sharp sense of empathy can make a huge difference, and with it in an…

— Edward O. Wilson

We grow up with certain cultural references but we need empathy to understand other people.

— Santhosh Narayanan

Empathy is a skill like any other human skill - and if you get a chance to practice, you can get better at it.

— Simon Baron-Cohen

Empathy requires knowing that you know nothing.

— Leslie Jamison

This enthusiasm [for empathy] may be misplaced. Empathy has some unfortunate features – it is parochial, narrow-minded and innumerate. We’re often at our best…

— Paul Bloom