Quotes About Empathy

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

If your mom cries a lot, you probably cry a lot. It's what you learn.

I've had letters from people who have read my articles and said, 'I'm a guy, I'm 18, and I've not come out to my mom and dad yet, but it was so nice to hear your story, and you know, I wish your article would have been longer, because you gave me hope for the future.'

If you didn't have bad times, then you wouldn't appreciate the good moments.

You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel.

It's no beef with Tay-K... Free Tay-K on my momma.

I've been married, divorced; I've been the baby momma, the side piece and the secret... all of these things. I share it in an effort to make people better.

I'm kind of - I guess you could say - a momma's boy.

When people stop me to say they love 'Workin' Moms,' it's not just that the show makes them laugh or is a great escape - they tell me my, or another, character's story is their story.

Moms, you are the first and most influential role model in your girl's life. Use that power.

Moms are people, too. Moms make mistakes, too.

I really feel like because I had my son so young, I didn't want everyone's help. I think people felt entitled to give advice, so I'm always very sensitive to moms and letting them feel their way out.

Do not judge other moms on how they raise their children.

People are really connecting to my birthmark. I'm getting lots of messages from moms saying that their child has a birthmark on their face and it's a huge boost of confidence to them.

If Man United and Liverpool fans feel better by calling me a black monkey in my messages... feel free to carry on if it makes your day better.

No one is out to get you. It's just that... people are monkeys.

I remember finishing a monologue, looking up, and seeing people really moved and then being like, 'Oh, my imagination just took me somewhere completely different.' That was the moment I knew that this is what I wanted to do.

I never thought I had the monopoly on struggle or suffering.

I don't know how else to say it: I'm a monster.

I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that way, that's a really frightening idea.

I'm not a monster.

The truth is complicated, and few people are actually monsters.

Monsters are evangelical creatures for me.

The scariest monsters are human beings and what we will do to each other.