Quotes About Empathy

But wasn't that love? Seeing what no one else could?

I wish I knew why some people suffer so much more than others

I do look for the good in everyone. I also give them a chance to be their best, and I try to cope with my disappointment when they're not

26. Es bueno usar el tiempo en la gente.

I tore the crusts off my grilled cheese sandwich and set them aside to throw out for the birds. Their motives were pure -- hunger, thirst, shelter -- and they didn't mind leftovers.

Being user friendly doesn't mean you're going to be loved.

It's okay. Don't push her, Sharon.

Je ne souhaite pas, comme certaines ou certains, juger l'Islam à partir de mon occidentalocentrisme, ni énoncer à partir de mes valeurs personnelles des oukases à prétention universelle; devant certains traitements imposés aux femmes du monde arabe, je ne souhait pas hurler avec les loups. Je veux seulement comprendre.

When people think there's only one right place to stand, they say foolish things like 'You're doing it wrong.' All you have to do is go to the other side and look again at how many ways there are to see the world.

But sometimes it doesn't matter whether someone is right or wrong. Sometimes you just have to love them when they need you.

sometimes it doesn't matter whether someone is right or wrong. Sometimes you just have to love them when they need you.

To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

An androgynous mind was not a male mind. It was a mind attuned to the full range of human experience, including the invisible lives of women.

She] was a true light upon a hill. She was a person of humility, affability, compassion and on whose tongue was the law of kindness. Her ear was open to the complaints of the afflicted, and her hand was open for the supply of the needy. If others were so unhappy as to divide into parties and to burn with contention, yet she remained a common friend to all. She was...ready to minister to them to the utmost of her power.

A Man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he love you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.

A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.

It is amazing how much you can see in other people - the good and the bad, we won't even talk about the ugly - if you just shut up and watch them.

There are two good reasons for being nice to the underdogs in this life. One, because if the underdog grows up to be the kind of person that starts shooting, you'll have a chance at survival. Two, because it's the right thing to do the third reason being that the wheel of fortune is always spinning, spinning. And just because you're at the top today doesn't mean it'll always be so. When you're at the bottom, you'll want someone to be there for you too.

There are two good reasons for being nice to the underdogs in this life. One, because if the underdog grows up to be the kind of person that starts shooting, you'll have a chance at survival. Two, because it's the right thing to do. (42)

that you should be nice to everyone until a person gives you reason not to be, and sometimes even then.

the third reason [for being nice to the underdogs in life] being that the wheel of fortune is always spinning, spinning. And just because you're at the top today doesn't mean it'll always be so. When you're at the bottom, you'll want someone to be there for you too.

Maybe it's our bodies' way of telling us we were meant to be. Or maybe I, like, cuddle raped him or something.

Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, it's best to just let there be silence, to really think about what they're saying. A lot of times people think they have to say something all insightful or wise or something to try and make the person feel better. But really, sometimes silence is best.

The thing about me and books is that whichever one I'm reading always reminds me of whatever's happening in my life during that time.