"Fiction is empathy technology." — Steven Pinker

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• I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize… — Andrea Arnold
• Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons… — Diane Ackerman
• It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly… — Christian Bale
• I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We… — Javier Bardem
• Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle. — Gary Bauer
• Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. — Scott Adams
• The human is indissolubly linked with imitation: a human being only becomes human at all by imitating other human beings. — Theodor Adorno
• Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. — Napoleon Bonaparte
• Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. — Joyce Brothers
• Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care. — Jimmy Buffett
• Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,… — Leo Buscaglia
• I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving… — Leo Buscaglia

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