Quotes About Empathy

Love is more powerful than kicking ass.

I am fascinated by women. They're as close as we men get to experiencing 'the other.' The challenge for me was to know and accept fully formed, powerful women.

Love is so powerful. It will always show up on time to people who need it most.

When people say, 'Well, I don't talk to my family because they're all conservatives,' or 'I don't talk to my family because they're racist,' I'm, like, 'No, no, no; that's exactly who you need to be talking to.'

I consider myself an excellent candidate... because I care.

If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.

I consider myself to be a citizen of the world.

If you feel like it's hard to be friends with women, consider that maybe women aren't the problem. Maybe it's just you.

I don't consider myself a mean person. I hope I'm not.

We consider all our animals to be our kids.

I learned that being considerate helps me in my life and career.

He who doesn't consider himself is seldom considerate of others.

My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience.

We believe in satisfying our own needs but always considering others.

The radio is good for taking somebody else's experience and making you understand what it would be like. Because when you don't see someone, but you hear them talking - and, uh, that is what radio is all about - it's like when someone is talking from the heart. Everything about it conspires to take you into somebody else's world.

If parents shield their children from real feelings, kids falsely imagine their parents are in constant control of themselves - and may try to emulate them.

We're human beings trying to love each other. There are constant revelations and room for growth.

People try constantly to use me, and I hate it.

Because of my childhood where I was constantly by myself, I always feel lonely. I have a lot of people that I absolutely love and I know love me but I can't get rid of that feeling of loneliness no matter who I'm with - even with my children.

I am so constantly amazed by people's care and love for Cristina Yang.

I try to construct some kind of backstory for my character so that I have an idea of the life of that character - not just from the moment when the scene starts, but from before.

I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like they do, but it doesn't have to consume you. You've got to walk through the raindrops, and that's totally what I am trying to do.

I am a people's person. I consume people.

With someone who is genuinely abusive or a bad person, you should just get out of town. But if they're being the best person they know how to be, then you have to decide if there isn't much there you can love and not become consumed with what they're not able to give you.