Quotes About Empathy

the potential White ally must find others who will walk with him or her, encourage him or her to continue the journey, and form new friendships and partnerships, especially among people of color. Studies suggest that antiracist people have greater racial diversity among friends, support affirmative action, possess greater cultural sensitivity and empathy, and are more prone to take social action to rectify injustices (Spanierman et al., 2009).

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back in time into those conditions and situations and see how you would react.

That's a shame. I'm sure somebody, somewhere, cares.

Sometimes it's not what you say, Valkyrie, it's just the fact that you're saying it.

She's you, without your conscience, or your feelings. She's you without your humanity." "You're saying she's a mood swing?" He shrugged. "Or maybe you're her mood swing." "Don't even joke about that.

She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing.

Have to be honest with you Darquesse, I cannot feel that. That must be one of your special abilities, because to me, it looks like you just killed a whole bunch of people for no reason." "Oh," said Darquesse. "That's so sad

He hesitated. 'Serpine used my wife and child as a weapon against me. In order to do so, he had to kill them. He took my family's death and he made it about me. Valkyrie, when you die, it will be your death and yours alone. Let it come to you on your own terms.' She nodded. 'Valkyrie Cain,' he said, 'it has been an absolute pleasure knowing you.

For a long time, I thought the love they shared was enough to heal them both. Not of physical wounds, but the invisible wounds we all carry around with us.

Excuse me, I believe you're standing on my sword. I don't think this is entirely fair, you're angry with Skulduggery because he didn't kill Valkyrie, but you and me, we've never even met. I mean, you have no reason to attack me, if you got to know me, if you took the time, I'm sure you'd really like me. I'm a likeable girl, everyone says so - Tanith Low

We all go through tough times." "My parents are trying to kill me." "We all have issues.

I will heal your wounds," he said, "but I will not facilitate your battles.

The world is a scary place, and it's only getting scarier. The American president is a narcissistic psychopath.

In your reality and ours," Valkyrie said, "you're still a gigantic asshat.

He took the stick from her, rapped it against her head. She howled and he nodded. "See? It hurts people." She grabbed it off him, smacked it against his skull. "Ow," he said. "Not so funny now, is it?" "Of course not. It's only funny when it happens to other people. I'd have thought that was obvious." She went to hit him again

don't think so. Molly and Alex are sad sometimes. Sometimes they're not friends, and they get sad because of that. But I never get sad, even when people aren't friends with me.

The only person with whom he'd interacted on any sort of deeper level was Valkyrie Cain – but he still had to work out if she was a good example of a functioning human being.

Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.

Compassion for myself is the most powerful healer of them all.

the knowledge of personal failure ... is the invaluable predicate of all honest compassion.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.

If we don't understand phenomena, we are more likely to do things to harm ourselves and others.

How surely a knowledge of the world hardens the heart!