Quotes About Empathy

Everything is possible; we just need to be hopeful and think of the world from a human perspective. The world is so small compared to the universe, so we shouldn't fight for petty things.

I always want my character to have dimension, no matter what phase of life or situation they find themselves in.

I've always said men should study romance novels to find out how women think and what they want, both during the courtship phase and in a lifelong partner.

Good friends are often our lifelines. Mine have seen me through heartbreak, through the deaths of loved ones, and through that phase in college when I was obsessed with denim jumpsuits and matching fingerless gloves.

After my Kannada debut, I went through a difficult phase in life. People would make fun of me behind my back, and there were days I would cry alone for hours.

I go through phases sometimes: 'I'm a genius; they get me,' and sometimes I'm like, 'Why does anyone want to hear me?'

Seeing people decide to choose love instead of hate is phenomenal.

What I do know from my life is the phenomenon of saying, 'This is too small a thing to argue about', but then nevertheless finding oneself in that argument.

I'm not Dr. Phil. I'm not Dr. Laura.

I've never been incarcerated; I don't deal with these things on a day-to-day basis in my own personal life, but I have family members that do. I have friends that do. I have people in the city that I live in, Philadelphia, that are dealing with this on a daily basis.

Apart from acting and singing, there is a philanthropist inside me who craves to do something for the needy and less fortunate.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

I think philanthropy is so much more in keeping with spirit of shouting someone out than a material reward.

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.

When you are the head of any philanthropy organization, what you learn is empathy, how to listen and be responsive to people's needs.

I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it.

I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.

There was never any animosity from the Philly fans.

Our philosophy is that we care about people first.

I used to be into the Grateful Dead, so I understand the Phish thing.

It's important for Muslims and non-Muslims to stand together against hate in all of its forms, particularly against Islamophobia because quite often Islamophobia is almost like the forgotten '-ism' and the forgotten phobia that is always present.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation started with one wish out of Phoenix, Arizona, and the organization has grown so grand ever since.

I would wake up every day, and put on a pair of shoes, never thinking about what it would be like to go without. After seeing people walking the streets of Phoenix, without anything on their feet, I knew I had to do something to help.