Adopting Quote by Paul Bloom

“A victim evokes sympathy, right? Victims are not responsible, right? Victims have the moral high ground… someone else is causing the misery, right? Victims…

— David W. Earle

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to…

— Cornel West

There is a real comfort with the position of the victim, which can either result in true empathy or deep paranoia.

— Jill Soloway

Empathy seems to be seen as a weakness. We condition people to withdraw it to succeed. But really, it needs to be re-seen as…

— Matt Bellamy

“People do not learn empathy by being shamed and dehumanized. On the contrary, developing empathy has a lot to do with a healthy sense…

— Derek Flood

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

— Daniel Goleman

Empathy is the antidote to shame,

— Brené Brown

When people want to inspire you to turn against some group of people, they'll often use empathy. When Obama wanted to bomb Syria, he…

— Paul Bloom

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

— Barack Obama

Tragically, one of the rarest commodities in our culture is empathy. People are hungry for empathy, They don't know how to ask for it.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

I think empathy is a guy who punches you in the face at a bus station, and you’re somehow able to look at that…

— John Jeremiah Sullivan

We need to receive empathy to give empathy.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg