Quotes About Empathy

Underlying omotenashi is having an idea of what the customer wants without asking, so that their needs can be anticipated.

The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again.

A book is a human-powered film projector (complete with feature film) that advances at a speed fully customized to the viewer's mood or fancy. This rare harmony between object and user arises from the minimal skills required to manipulate a bound sequence of pages. Each piece of paper embodies a corresponding instant of time which remains frozen until liberated by the act of turning a page.

Make kindness an integral part of what you think, say and do. And, I assure you of this. It will give you a life filled with inner peace, love, joy, and happiness. -John Magee

A greeting, gesture or a giggle…leave other people feeling better than before they met you." -John Magee

love reaches out to communicate, to share, to widen the realm of its own communion.

Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

Too much thinking, not enough feeling.

I make people uncomfortable. The kind ones get angry because their kindness doesn't work. The unkind ones get angry because they think I'm attacking them.

I remember Robyn saying once 'Talking about yourself can be selfish or generous'. When I asked what she meant, she said: 'If you never talk about yourself, about your problems and stuff, that's selfish, because you're not giving your friends a chance to help you. And if you talk about yourself all the time, you're selfish and boring.

It seems like suffering's the only time we can see what's essential. If peace ever comes back I'm making a vow: I'll design myself special glasses. They'll block out whether people are fat or thin or beautiful or weird-looking, whether they have pimples or birthmarks or different coloured skin. They'll do everything suffering's done for us, but without the pain. I'm going to wear those glasses for the rest of my life.

In this life of froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.

There's nothing lonelier than grief. Sometimes I wanted to cry out to them all in the middle of History "Please please look at me help me can't you see how unhappy I am?" But what would have happened? They would have gathered round making soothing noises helping me out of the room maybe offering me tissues...and none of that would touch the deep dark ocean that circled silently inside. They could not see it touch it stop it. I didn't know any way to do that.

Mr. Lindell's English classes are meant to make you think I guess about yourself and people and everything. Some of the kids say it's pretty weird but they're more honest in English than they are anywhere else and they say more about what they feel...Everything that's said in English etches itself clearly and sharply in my mind like letters carved neatly into deep frost. But I never let them see how eagerly I listen.

Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they're a curse.

Laughter's meant to be loving, wrapping itself around you like a hug, but when it's aimed at me, it seems cruel.

Everyone keeps telling me that I shouldn't feel guilty—but it doesn't seem to help much. What you feel is what you feel.

don't find people who will be a bully in love find people that will love you forever quote that i made up

In this life of froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.

Als je nooit over jezelf praat, over wat je dwarszit en zo, dan is dat egoïstisch, omdat je je vrienden geen kans geeft om te helpen.

I can understand why they're doing it but understanding isn't the same as supporting.

There doesn't have to be a right side and a wrong side. Both sides can be right, or both sides can be wrong.

Never cry over anything that can't cry over you