Quotes About Empathy

Russia is a very different place than what we in the West are familiar with. We cannot apply our own values and judgments to the country. We need to have greater compassion and understanding and recognize that our similarities are greater than our differences.

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.

No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

I think bullying is for insecure and weak people.

I Iike listening to people talking. I'm really interested in people's lives and what makes us work, what makes us weak, at times, and things that can make us stronger.

Stand and fight for those who are not weak but have yet to discover the strength that the evil of this world has done its best to conceal.

People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

I am compelled, because of my faith, to have compassion for the weak and vulnerable in our midst.

I don't like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn't have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world.

I must admit that I am not generous with weak people. It's not in my nature or in my personality. My parents were not generous with weak people, see?

I wouldn't poke fun at someone if they were weak. I wouldn't bully somebody.

We are taught that revenge is strong and compassion is weak. We are taught that power is more important than love.

There's no glory and no respect in making fun of the weak, the powerless.

Being nice doesn't necessarily mean you're weak. You can be nice and be strong at the same time. That's a character trait that we need more in Washington.

Especially in front of my dad, I don't like being weak. I don't like crying in front of my dad because I don't want to make him cry.

I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.

In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care.

When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid.

I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant.

What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?

Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.

Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.