Quotes About Empathy

A difficult message to hear is an opportunity to enrich someone's life.

The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'

I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK ABOUT YOU. THE BEST YOU CAN DO IN LIFE IS NOT PISS YOURSELF OFF.

It's very humbling to imagine somebody else's really life and their pain ... It's my drug.

I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of the women, the independents, the moderate voters.

Given the loss of a child or the birth of a child or anything like that, I think it's just I'm more moved by life, the older I get, so it's easier to connect to the characters that I play.

People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode.

Accepting others' life choices is something most people only learn with age.

I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like

Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can.

If I have learned anything in my long life it is to be grateful for every occasion when I followed my sympathies and avoided my antipathies.

Bullying is an evil because it not only destroys the life of the kid who's bullied, but also makes everyone in the class who knows this is going on feel guilty for not doing anything.

I have always tried...to lay before the colored race a cross section of it's own life, to view the colored heart from close range.

I think one can achieve a very pleasant lifestyle by treating human beings, fellow human beings, very well.

I have never considered it my business to disabuse someone of a belief that makes life tolerable for them.

The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.

If you put out acceptance and warmth, you tend to attract the same.

To have given pleasure to one human being is a recollection that sweetens life.

The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin someone's life. I don't think parents realize what's going on.

Our painful experiences strengthen us in becoming more empathetic, more caring, and deeper human beings. We grow in depth of understanding, with greater appreciation for the miracle of life.

I get very involved in my characters. Sometimes I have a very hard time separating my characters from my life.

Service to others should be one of the most basic purposes of family life and schooling.

One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.