Quotes by Empathy Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians. Colin Powell empathyunderstandingpeople The great leaders that I have worked with are people who have a good sense of empathy with other people. They can walk a factory floor, or walk through a battalion and smell if there's something wrong. Colin Powell smellempathypeople I also grew to love Nancy Reagan in a certain way. I learned more - certainly I learned more bad stuff that I had known about in greater detail, but I also got a lot of empathy. Cynthia Nixon empathydetailsstuff Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy and refinement in relationships and in cultures. D. Todd Christofferson being-a-motherempathyquality Empathy is forgetting oneself in the joys and sorrows of another, so much so that you actually feel that the joy or sorrow experienced by another is your own joy and sorrow. Empathy involves complete identification with another. Dada Vaswani empathysorrowjoy Imaginative empathy is one of the great gifts that humans have, and it means that we can live more than one life. We can picture what it would be like from another perspective. Dan Chaon empathyperspectivemean The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself. To be gentle with oneself. To look at the world without blinders on. To observe and withstand what one sees. To be disciplined, and at the same time, take risks. To be willing to fail - not just once, but again and again, over the course of a lifetime. Dani Shapiro persistenceempathywriting Other-oriented feelings congruent with the perceived welfare of another person. Daniel Batson welfareempathyfeelings I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent. Daniel Defoe empathyinspirationalpeople A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being. Daniel Dennett empathyislandschildren Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates. They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and respond on the mark. Daniel Goleman empathypeopleneeds Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention. Daniel Goleman empathycompassionsimple Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work. Daniel Goleman empathyskillsimportant There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain. Daniel Goleman empathyemotionalzero Empathy and social skills are social intelligence, the interpersonal part of emotional intelligence. That's why they look alike. Daniel Goleman empathyemotionalskills Leaders with empathy do more than sympathize with people around them: they use their knowledge to improve their companies in subtle, but important ways. Daniel Goleman empathyleaderpeople When we focus on others, our world expands. Daniel Goleman empathyour-worldfocus The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention. Daniel Goleman empathycompassionneeds Simply paying attention allows us to build an emotional connection. Lacking attention, empathy hasn't a chance. Daniel Goleman empathycommunicationemotional A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain. Daniel Goleman empathypainattention«23456789101112»
