Quotes About Empathy

You do learn how to cope from those who are coping.

My mom's coping mechanism was to be strong and resilient. She is very compassionate and nonjudgmental.

I feel for the cops; I feel for us as a society as a whole, period.

Growing up where I'm from, some people are afraid of cops. They don't really like cops. And what a lot of people don't realize is, they're really not the bad guys. They're really on our side, they're really trying to help us out. And sometimes, we don't understand that.

Since I was a kid, I've always been able to copy the mannerisms and body language of everyone around me.

If you're going to make a movie about a character who is a supervillain, it's fantastic to have a core sense of empathy for that character.

One of the main lessons I've learnt is to give back more than you take, and that has become a core part of my life.

My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live.

We all make mistakes, and sometimes the difference that we forget is that the people we read about in the paper and on the Internet and see on TV, behind that is, at its core, a mistake.

Go and experience life the way that someone else might experience it. Maybe you'll find meaning in a different corner of your brain. The fact that it changed doesn't negate the fact that it ever mattered.

I connect to SpongeBob in a way; like, that's the homie. He can chill on the corner with me.

I figure if you have one person that loves you, that's enough, growing up. You just need one person in your corner.

The cost of leadership is self-interest.

I think we need a rulebook saying that everyone should be lovely to each other. It doesn't cost anything to be nice.

It costs you something to do good!

I avoid envy at all costs.

Not many know, but the costumes of your character can really help you to get into the skin of the character.

It's my job to take the fans sitting at home on their couch and put them in my shoes.

I was brought up on a council estate. I know what it's like to be poor.

I grew up on a poor council estate so I know what it feels like not to have the money to dress as you'd like.

It's hard to understand how you're feeling, or you don't even know. That's why sometimes people seek counseling.

I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count.

I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.

It was the oddest feeling. I thought Laci Peterson needed me; I thought she was counting on me to bring her and her baby home.