Quotes About Empathy

Peace cannot come from punishing the Palestinian people.

Let's not talk punishment.

I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence - you know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop - the idea that we're going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself.

Having an animal that you fix, knowing that you saved its life or you saved a pet - Like on a dog, these little kids will come, and their dog is just ready to die, and you do something, and they leave happy. The kids are happy, and the little puppy is licking your hand. Those are kind of neat feelings.

It's hard to boo a puppy. You can't boo a handful of puppies.

When you're a kid, and someone is your best friend, you almost don't need words. It's almost like puppies in a - frolicking in a garden or something. You don't articulate stuff. You just live it.

I always was concerned about puppy dogs and pussycats.

Compassion is so pure, I don't think there is any way to taint it.

I don't mind if what they write about me has some truth in it. Pure imagination makes me feel sad about the whole thing.

I love the story of Quasimodo, about someone who feels like they don't belong but is pure of heart and has good intentions. It's a great message for a younger audience.

Kids are my favorite because they're so pure. They're really mean sometimes because they're super honest, but I trust them as a good judge of character. And they're always so nice to me, so I feel really awesome.

When you're singing somebody else's songs, it's just pure joy to me.

There's nothing I want less than a piece of cheese or a burger. I have nightmares I'm being force-fed these things. I have no interest in converting anyone. It's purely how I want to live my life. I don't judge anyone.

Purely altruistic behavior is pretty much impossible because of the selfish pleasures we derive from it.

When 'Pale Fire' came out, that album was a big friend of mine. I've just always purely been a fan of El Perro del Mar.

I see magic in conversation and words, and music is purely speaking to others, isn't it?

Giving back - that's the purest joy you can possibly have.

I do understand how hate eats at the soul and how to purge yourself of hate.

I think 'The Color Purple' is so bursting with love, the need for connection, the showing of the need for connection around the globe.

We should want children to value difference. Preparing them for a more just world doesn't mean teaching them to aspire to purple. It means helping them learn to celebrate black.

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

I've always been a very sensitive person, and people tell me that if I'm in a certain mood, and I go into a room, my mood will permeate the room. It's not on purpose - I'd rather be invisible in those moments - but I'm really bad at faking how I feel.

A mother isn't someone who does it on purpose; mothers are who they are, and just by existing, they affect the way other people negotiate with the environment and with themselves.

We can play all we want, but if nobody's there, if nobody feels anything with what we're playing, then what's the purpose?