Quotes About Empathy

I was thinking one of the great things about fiction is we, as a race, only get to look out of our own eyes at the world. And fiction is a fantastic way of looking out through somebody else's eyes.

The sane would do no good if they made themselves mad to help madmen.

A great poet does not express his or her self; he expresses all of our selves.

I cannot truly imagine a truly great person who hasn't suffered.

Dear parents, have great patience, and forgive from the depths of your heart.

I'm such an admirer, I am an admirer of villains, especially working with so many great ones.

Marvel does a great job of making their characters human.

Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence.

What I really mean is that a great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is a great book teaching a compassionate way to talk to people even if you (or they) are angry.

I'm not known for having great relationships with ex-girlfriends, but I've been able to continue one with (Gwyneth Paltrow) that's really valuable.

I have never had a current state of mind. My mind changes a great deal. I am very affected by any sorrow or sad thing, and I am very affected by joy and beauty.

At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or not you believe in being an emotionally intelligent leader, is when things go wrong.

Anybody can sympathise with all the sufferings of the pal, nevertheless it involves an extremely great mother nature to sympathise by using a friend's achievement.

I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent.

It's a process of getting to know people. That's what photography is to me. It's about paying attention, not screwing up and blowing a great opportunity.

I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way.

Every great leader has a generosity gene.

One of the great things about drama is that it makes you feel like you're not a crackpot, and that there are other people who think and feel the way you do.

One of the great things going on right now is social media and you get a real sense, immediately, about what people are feeling and thinking.

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate.

Great news for someone is always bad news for someone else