Quotes About Empathy

For me, the act of telling the story and showing it to somebody is almost gravy.

You can forgive yourself a great deal.

I care a great deal about humanity! I care. I really care.

I don't love great ideas. I love the little human being.

When I deal with my son, my wife and I definitely take the time to make sure that he feels comfortable in every situation. The communication needs to be there. I think my wife has done a great job at really getting good at being able to communicate with our children.

I was never involved in any fights in high school. I'm glad I wasn't. I'm not very big, and I don't find great joy in cuts and bruises.

To be a great leader, you firstly have to like people. If you don't like people, at the end of the day they will figure this out and you can't lead them too well.

What I learned from Barack Obama the person is that you can be a great leader and a good person at the same time and that the way to be the best kind of leader is to be decent to the people around you.

There are moments when great music can be the greatest service and charity.

I've always appreciated great acting performances, but I've even learned to appreciate not so great ones 'cause it's hard.

There are a lot of great people everywhere. And there are also a lot of not so great people.

I'm interested in little people. 'The little, great people' is how I would put it, because suffering expands people.

I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else, then it can apply to their story.

To me, it's very exhilarating when somebody else does a great thing, and it's not me.

The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that.

The great thing about acting is you don't have to worry about yourself at all. I tend to just get out of the way of me and let something come through.

The great thing about fiction is you can talk about things without being didactic about them, but hopefully forge a connection with people and an understanding about a shared humanity that tells its own story.

I was an actor for a little bit. That's when I started to understand fiction - and that one of the great things about fiction is that you're dependent on the characters as much as they're dependent on you.

There's a lot of great things about being the Bachelor, but it is challenging to know that every decision you make is going to affect everyone.

I love communicating non-verbally. I find great value in it.

Liberals genuinely believe that this country is about helping one another out and doing it for the greater good.

If you want to experience joy in your life, you have to be able to step outside yourself and become part of a cause that is much larger than you; one that brings a greater good to a greater community.

It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.