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Quotes About Empathy

But when two people feel something, they ought to respect that enough to figure it out
~ Nora Roberts, The Witness
One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence.
~ Geoff Mulgan
We should awaken feelings of respect for each other. In other words, awaken the desire to kill selfishness.
~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
Pain doesn't respect age, my lady.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
All life deserves respect, dignity, and compassion. All life.
~ Anthony Douglas
I have just gained a deeper and deeper respect for acting and the whole art of it because you're really trying to live a life and to do the best justification for it.
~ Billy Magnussen
Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect.
~ Robert Winston
Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Wanting an honest opinion about my art from someone whose opinion I respect makes me feel vulnerable. It's a great space to be in.
~ Romany Malco
We should respect all people.
~ Helen Keller
An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.
~ Henry Rollins
If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect.
~ Henry Rollins
You have to respect people's suffering. To deny that the world is unfair and painful for most of the people living in it would be false and judgmental.
~ George Meyer
To the old our mouths are always partly closed; we must swallow our obvious retorts and listen. They sit above our heads, on life's raised dais, and appeal at once to our respect and pity.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
The wretched are in this respect fortunate, that they have the strongest yearning after happiness; and to desire is in some sense to enjoy.
~ William Hazlitt
If you don't respect each other and let it lie, it can be embarrassing or really frustrating.
~ Jenny Slate
Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.
~ Jo Brand
Have respect for every person and every issue directed at you. Do not dismiss any encounter as insignificant.
~ John Heider
I'm not saying we all have to love each other. I'm not saying we all have to agree with each other. I'm not even saying we have to like each other but let's respect each other.
~ Shola Lynch
A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.
~ Jon Shenk
You have to respect everybodys desires and way of living.
~ Juan Pablo Galavis
We are all humans and all deserve the same respect and attention.
~ Lazarus of Bethany
If we looked inside ourselves and remembered how insignificant we are, just for a couple of minutes a day, respect for other people would be an automatic result.
~ Lynne Truss
My attitude towards the British is one of utter friendliness and respect.
~ Mahatma Gandhi