Quotes About Empathy

I don't know if it's so grand that I can change the entire world, but I know that I can help one person. So that's the goal.

Let's just not sort of rub grandeur in people's faces.

It's kind of hard in politics to forget that you're a Democrat or a Republican and remember that you're a father and a grandfather... and that they're entitled to more than they're getting.

My grandfather worked with charities his whole entire life, and we grew up living with him. He always told me about the other side of the world and everything that's going on.

Not to get too grandiose about it, but I really believe I'm saying things a lot of Americans want someone to say.

Grandma and Mama showed me that you always have to give as much as you can, no matter what.

During my grandma's funeral, I looked over once and saw my mom crying, and I felt so bad for her.

When I met Mrs. Clinton, I met the mom that she is, I met the daughter that she is, I met the grandma that she is.

I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents.

I actually grew up with people from all over the world. There wasn't enough of a difference to feel different from anybody else. Their grandmother hollered at me like my grandmother hollered at all the kids when anybody did anything wrong. And their parents did the same thing.

What advice do I tell my grandson? I listen to him.

The right to love is granted to anyone.

Don't take your friends for granted or that everyone is going to be OK.

I'm really proud of 'The Gift.' There are stories we can all relate to - a first love that went wrong, a person who bullied us at school, a kind person we took for granted.

I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.

I try to begin with a strong grasp of my characters. Even if it's schematic, I need it clear in my head who these people are.

The ability to play different people, grasp at what is running in their head and be somebody completely different from who I am, is fascinating.

When I think about any of the missteps in my life that I've made, all of which I'm grateful for, it's because I just so wanted to be truly seen and heard for who I am and was afraid I wasn't or wouldn't be.

I feel very grateful that I have never had to be or ever chosen to be or accidentally found myself to be in the space of the other woman.

In one of my songs, I say fame is nothing more than loving someone. So I'm grateful every day that there's so many fans of people out there that love my music and feel they're connected to me through that.

There's nothing more gratifying than making someone laugh in today's time when everybody is grappling with some issue or the other.

I learned so much about love from the movies. For a couple of hours, I would allow myself to dream about love and a life that, for me, ordinarily, felt out of reach. So, it was with deep gratitude that I watched the drama 'Call Me by Your Name,' knowing what a beautiful teacher it would be for boys like me.

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

Well, it's probably not something I'm conscious of, but I do gravitate towards characters that are kind of like me.