Quotes About Empathy

People in communities like Granger, Indiana, are rarely heard from on cable networks. But they, too, believe it is wrong to deport friends and neighbors who do no harm and much good.

I've always been the person at the table who is like, 'I have this weird rash. Anybody else have this?'

Listening is the most under rated part of my profession.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.

I have always preferred to keep things to myself rather than sharing them with anyone, but I am learning that if you let it go, you feel better for it. Don't keep it all bottled up inside; don't take it all on alone.

When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate of us. There is a world of difference here between demanding justice... and begging or pleading for love.

I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.'

Most people would rather give than get affection.

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.

My rational mind knows I am blessed. So many women - some of whom I've interviewed over the years - endure infertility and childlessness.

I think it's rational to assume the best in other people because most people are pretty decent.

Sometimes emotions are more important than rationality.

What keeps me up at night is our nation's continued and burgeoning lack of rationality in response to mass shootings.

When I buy something from Raven & Lily, I know that it is good, it is not harming anything, and the people making it are being helped.

If everyone had a business model like Raven + Lily, I feel like the world would be an awesome place to live in.

There are times in my life where I'm frantic and I think to myself, 'Okay, what would Raven do now?' As dumb as that sounds, it's in my head.

The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.

The more I work, the more I try to keep myself open like a raw nerve. When I feel things in a story, I want the audience to feel them as well.

It's hard to think what should make your blood boil more - what happened to Billy Ray or what didn't happen to those who abused him. It's something we can't ignore.

I'm someone who's always looking for hope - if there's a ray of hope, a shrapnel, shred, a flake of hope - because I take the misfortune or hard times of others very seriously.

I've had people call me and tell me, 'You've given me courage.' It's fantastic... it's heart-warming to know you can be a ray of hope in somebody's life.

I'm a woman who wants to reach out and take 40 million people in her arms.

When I reach out to people to ask them to be involved in anything I shoot, I want them to want to share their story.

If someone comes to me and says they're not capable of being loved, I want to reach out to them and tell them that everybody's loveable. If a man is forced or wants to become a better man, then I root for him. Everybody needs to be loved.