Quotes About Empathy

You know, people don't want their intelligence insulted. They don't want to be preached to. They don't want to be degraded. All they want to do is sit, laugh, have a good time, love one another, forget about what's going on in the world, and find something out so they can be useful in this life. Do this and you have common sense.

One night I told my mother something that I had kept a secret. I had seen Emmitt touching one of my sister's young girlfriends inappropriately. When I told my mother, the look of panic and shock in her eyes made me feel like I might have shattered her soul. My own heart split open.

I was able to forgive Emmitt, that the fuel firing me was no longer anger but love and compassion. That's when my life really turned around. Once that happened, I met true success.

In direct opposition to how my father raised me, with my own son I focus on being a parent who is tender and loving, attentive, curious, supportive, patient, and aware. I'm not a perfect soul, but I strive to keep my heart open and loving. I've sworn never to utter an unkind word to my son, Aman.

The beautiful thing about my intelligence is that it doesn't really come in one specific department. So even if something hasn't happened to me, I have information on how to get you through whatever you may be going through.

A woman's sense of self and power should come not from the number of heads she can turn, but rather from the minds and hearts she can turn.

pendant qu'un détenu se coupe les veines et s'effondre dans son sang, ses compagnons de cellule terminent tranquillement le petit déjeuner. « Un homme perd son sang sous mes yeux et je lèche le fond de mon écuelle en ne pensant qu'au moment où l'on va me rapporter encore à manger. Reste-t-il encore en moi, en nous qui sommes ici, quelque chose d'humain ? »

Sjecanje na nase tuge sprecava nas da vidimo patnju drugih. Koji evropski ili azijski narod na kraju I &II Sv Rata nije bio preokupiran previjanjem bezbrojnih rana.

il s'agit toujours d'un acte adressé à un être humain individuel tout proche, non à la patrie ou à l'humanité. Ce souci pour autrui porte en lui-même

Por un lado, piensa en los indios (aunque no utilice estos términos) como seres humanos completos

Comment se réjouir de la victoire sur un ennemi hideux si pour le vaincre il a fallu devenir comme lui? ("La peur des barbares")

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

All these people who have understood, and who want to be close, perhaps they are the most important people. The ones who dare to come close, and share both pain and pleasure.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Love is wiser than wisdom.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."" -

Jis cheez ko tum badal na sako us k saath compromise kar lia karo, lekin apni kisi khwahish ko kabhi zid mat banaya karo. Zindagi main kuch cheezen hamen kabhi nahi mil saktin chahain hum royen, chillayen ya bachon ki tarah aeriyan rigren. Q k wo kisi or k liye hoti hain!

Seek first to understand, then and only then to be understood.

Article 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person.

We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.