Empathy Quotes

“I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.”

“Truth is on the side of compassion.”

“...empathy is the driving force behind the experience of emotions in narratives (Keen, 2006; Mar et al., 2006; Oatley, 2011).”

“True empathy is not about waiting to understand another person; it is about proactively seeking to do so. It takes effort to give another person your full time and attention; to ask others how they are feeling and if they coping well with things. And don’t overlook those closest to you. Never take anyone for granted. Avoid being too preoccupied to sit down and talk with your children, partners and colleagues.”

“Somehow we got used to death, and then we dehumanised it. We account for conflicts in figures. Ebola is 13,500 infected, 5,000 people have died... People are losing their sense of empathy, their sense of wanting to do something.”

“One of the ultimate challenges for biology is to understand the brain's processing of unconscious and conscious perception, emotion, and empathy.”

“The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart.”

“I do have a bit of empathy I suppose, but it has come more recently as I'm knocking on 30's door and I think I'm getting there.”

“An exchange of empathy provides an entry point for a lot of people to see what healing feels like.”

“The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it.”

“We must be able to love other people or forever endure the stain of disgraceful loneliness. By recognizing and expressing empathy for other people, we come to accept our own fallibility.”

“You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example.”

“I stumble and fall.I weep and struggle to rise.My mom feels it all.”

“Dads. It’s time to show our sons how to properly treat a woman. It’s time to show our daughters how a girl should expect be treated. It’s time to show forgiveness and compassion. It’s time to show our children empathy. It’s time to break social norms and teach a healthier way of life! It’s time to teach good gender roles and to ditch the unnecessary ones. Does it really matter if your son likes the color pink? Is it going to hurt anybody? Do you not see the damage it inflicts to tell a boy that there is something wrong with him because he likes a certain color? Do we not see the damage we do in labeling our girls “tom boys” or our boys “feminine” just because they have their own likes and opinions on things? Things that really don’t matter?”

“It’s not mind-reading,’ she said. ‘Not even an empathy link. Just … a temporary wave of exhaustion. Primal emotions. Your pain washes over me. I take on some of your burden.’Nico’s expression became guarded. He twisted the silver skull ring on his finger, the same way Reyna did with her silver ring when she was thinking. Sharing a habit with the son of Hades made her uneasy.”

“Never say you understand someone's pain if you haven't felt the same, because not only would you sound mocking but also ignorant.”

“Sympathy relies on a common experience. If you're clumsy, you might have sympathy for others who tend to bump into things. Empathy, on the other hand, is the ability to understand another person's feelings even if you've never experienced them yourself.”

“I think to really write songs, you need empathy. You have to put yourself in other people's shoes.”

“There is no key to open the heart of another - except curiosity.”

“Look for the person everyone hates, and love them.”