Quotes About Empathy

It took me a long time to understand that even a stubborn mule responds to gentleness.

There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

I remain convinced to this day that compassion like that—sincerely caring for your players and maintaining an active interest in their lives, concerns, and motivations—is one of the most important qualities a coach can have.

You're just as good as anyone, but you're no better than anybody.

reminder that gentleness can fix in a moment what an hour of shouting fails to achieve.

Make friendship a fine art.

Never believe you're better than anybody else, but remember that you're just as good as everybody else.

There is nothing stronger than gentleness

how I conveyed information was often as important as the information itself.

James Russell Lowell wrote: It's not what we give but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Who gives of himself of his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.

It's friendship when you do good things for each other. It's showing concern and consideration.

three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

Why can't we realize that it only weakens those we want to help when we do things for them that they should do for themselves?

You can't live a perfect day unless you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

principle, per-sis tence, and compassion—three

Nothing Is Stronger than Gentleness

when we are out of sympathy with the young, our work in this world is over.

You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we're all somewhat screwy. Every single one of us.

If there's any message, it is ultimately that it's okay to be different; that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

You brought back a story of kindness and love and consideration for others...truly THE MOST WONDERFUL THING OF ALL.

I didn't mean any harm.' For who truly means harm in all this world.