Quotes About Empathy

A man could learn all he needed to know about women if he went to the Narberth Rugby Football Club bar for a drink and listened.

For as much as Hillary Clinton might hate admitting this about Monica Lewinisky, Eleanor Roosevelt about Missy Le Hand, Queen Alexandra about Lillie Langtry, Lady Nelson about Emma Hamilton, or Jackie about Marilyn, the reality is that despite their intrinsic animosity toward each other, on a a deep level, the wife and the mistress generally have far more in common than they might care to admit and could, had fate dealt them different cards, even been true friends.

By virtue of the literary work over which they meet, the reader and the writer both begin to loosen their hold on selfhood.

The right kind of listener makes a difference. When someone takes the time to hear us out, something singular happens. By being interested and showing it, the listener becomes part of the tale.

When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

Don't be too hard on him," Henry said, opening the door for Logan. "Perhaps he's insecure in this new environment." Logan nodded, although it seemed as if Philip had made himself right at home, bossing everyone around like he owned the place. He remembered the paper in his pocked and pulled it out: " Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about .

T)he world is broken up into pieces, and...it's up to everyone to help put it all back together. It's about recognizing the spark of life in everyone and everything, and gluing those shards back together.

How can you, of all people, say everything will be alright?" He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right?

Nothing nice you've ever done for someone is for no reason.

We all bring out our own perceptions, needs, and experiences to everything we do.

He looks up at me with watery eyes and asks, "How can you, of all people, say everything will be all right?" He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right?

that. Amanda and Leo tried to help me last year

Truly being able to see the needs of others around you, that is a rare gift. Only when you embrace it will you start to learn who you are, and begin going after what you really want.

was the best friend Logan had ever had. It helped that neither of them had had a best friend before.

Seeing Henry cry made Max start crying. Then the Candymaker joined in. That did it; Logan was done for. They all huddled together and sobbed and beamed at each other and laughed and sobbed some more.

Miles was the best friend Logan had ever had. It helped that neither of them had had a best friend before.

It's sad when the things you continue to do make people question whether you have dementia. They're not inside my brain to hear or see the hallucinations. Would it make them feel better to see me on a foggy day, the type where I curl up under my duvet and hide away from the world? Would that make the disease fit better into the pigeonhole they've allocated it?

One of the most generous gifts you can give your child is to study her temperament, and once you've learned it, work to accept it.

If a child is distressed and sees Mom react with panic, he knows he should wail; if she's compassionate but calm, he tends to recover quickly.

Daughters don't need to respect their mothers, she says, and mothers don't need to demand that feeling from their daughters. The daughter can feel any way she likes. But in order to have the privilege of your attention she is required to speak politely.

I started yelling in a loud voice, "Dignity!" What did we want after dignity? We didn't know. But we knew that we needed more than just food.

Many people aren't happy with the refugees coming to their country. Maybe we came illegally, but every other door was shut in our faces. What do they expect us to do? Isn't it enough our government destroyed us and we lost everything? We would prefer to stay in our country. If you don't want refugees, help us make peace in Syria.

Hopelessness is seeing someone else who has been there for eight months and hasn't been asked a single question and is just begging to be convicted and executed already.

No. But I think maybe I, too, know what it means to be alone. To be misjudged.