Quotes About Empathy

My view is that I would love to see people united and loving one another, working with one another, supporting one another. I think that's a beautiful vision, so anybody trying to bring that about, I'm all for it. However, I would hate to see people pretending to unite people just for the sake of relocating them.

There's something really special, and addictive, about making that connection with an audience - knowing that they may never have seen you before, and may never see you again, but that for those moments you've been able to unite them all in laughter, and provide the escape that lies in that involuntary response.

We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people.

We are united in that we are all human beings, and we are all together on this horrible, painful, joyous, exciting, and mysterious ride that is being alive.

Since the shock of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's death, I have been reflecting on what made him so special. To my mind, it is simply this: Kofi Annan was both one of a kind and one of us.

We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.

I want to make sure that people understand that we know the difference between President Trump and the good-hearted people and the good-natured people of the United States. We know they're not one and the same.

The United States is very good at understanding itself, and very bad at understanding others.

I would adore to make up with the United States of America... Oh, America, what is the matter with you? Why couldn't you have been my friend?

Whenever anybody says what you do isn't good, it's always unflattering and makes me feel uncomfortable. But when the person who's in charge of the United States of America says, 'Not good,' I'm like, 'Oh.' It's a little unflattering.

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.

I want music to really unite people, more than the way a pop single unites people. I want to unite people through their pain and really change mentalities, change minds, and change perspectives.

Comedy unites, it doesn't divide!

I am in no way different from anyone else, that my predicament, my sense of aloneness or isolation may be precisely what unites me with everyone.

I'm convinced that there is more that unites us than divides us, and by talking with one another, we can learn from one another.

After decades of working in emergency rooms and intensive care units, I've learned how to keep my emotions in check and get the job done.

Peace, unity and harmony!

In times of tragedy, we put our differences aside and work towards a common goal - a spirit of unity that we should strive to embody each and every day in addressing our challenges, both large and small.

Creating unity and compassion and understanding of each of our brothers and sisters is so powerful. We have to preach that to the ones that don't want to listen and understand.

The Souvenir is an incredibly specific story, but people recognise the universal in it. Because, that's how stories work.

The one thing people like about my show is it's universal. Everybody can relate to it. I think people enjoy going to a show and saying, 'Something like that happened to me.'

I don't know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but I believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, built-in mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion.

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.