“To be a child of snobs deserves its own taxonomy, treatment and pathway to health. Part of this involves overcoming anger towards one’s carers – and realising that snobs are not evil, merely wounded.”— Alain de Botton, theschooloflife.com
“Maybe, if we’re gonna remember Bourdain for one thing, it’s that open-hearted curiosity and humility, a willingness to be a perpetual student of the world, committed to using his platform to reveal the complexity and beauty of the human experience, one bite at a time.”— Cooper Fleishman, melmagazine.com
“I’m preparing to binge every episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. The show’s lack of transgender characters, whether intentional or unintentional, brings up a lot of questions about what the future may hold for the trans community in a dystopian world.”— Jessie Earl, advocate.com
“I wanted to talk about Hannah Baker. She pushed me away. I was thinking about how hurt I was, and I didn't even for a minute stop to think that...she was hurting, too.”— Brian Yorkey, Clay Jensen, Dylan Minnette, imdb.com
“I used to think my sensitivity was a weakness until I realized it could help people be their best. Now I realize not only was it not a weakness, but in fact is my superpower! My SUPERPOWER is EMPATHY. What is your superpower?”— Mandy Gonzalez, twitter.com
“I see their pain. On some level I even understand their pain. I just can't feel their pain.”— Clyde Phillips, Dexter Morgan, Michael C. Hall, imdb.com
“Stop accepting what “authority figures” have told you you have to do. You do not have to consent to compromising your values or personal boundaries, whatever they may be. You do not have to push people down to lift yourself up. This society has indoctrinated us with certain beliefs at a great cost t…”— Ben DeLaCreme, facebook.com
“A significant contributor to our sense of empathy is the way we personally experience pain.”— Breen Frazier, imdb.com
“"But there is another essential ingredient of success, and that ingredient is luck – absolute and total luck. When were you born? Who were your parents? Where did you grow up? None of us earned these things. They were given to us. When we strip away our luck and privilege and consider where we'd be…”— Melinda Gates, news.stanford.edu
“I don’t know how to explain to someone why they should care about other people.”— Kayla Chadwick, huffingtonpost.com
“Treat everyone you meet like it was the last time you were going to see them. Your mum, your sister, your taxi driver, the random person at work. Communicate with love, empathy and respect. Because you never know when it's the last time.”— Jay Shetty, twitter.com
“Read more books, I guess, is what I’m trying to say. Read stories about other people, other emotions. Get emotions that you can’t get from daily life just now.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Understanding that you can’t truly take credit for your successes, nor truly blame others for their failures will humble you and make you more compassionate. Empathy is intuitive, but is also something you can work on, intellectually.”— Tim Minchin, goodreads.com
“The more we all have a voice to share our perspectives, the more empathy we have for each other and the more we respect each other's rights. Similarly, the more we benefit from global commerce and the services others provide us, the greater our incentive is to keep each other safe as it improves our…”— Mark Zuckerberg, facebook.com
“Since I was a little kid, I always, like, had too much empathy. I would see pictures in the newspaper of people in an earthquake or a war and just obsess.”— Jessica Goldberg, Noa, Britne Oldford, imdb.com
“We can see the ones in need. The lost ones, the ones in so much pain they wear it on their faces.”— Annie Weisman, Cal Roberts, Hugh Dancy, imdb.com
“Faith is inspiring divisiveness, destruction, hate, and greed. And the tragic irony is that faith is meant to inspire compassion and empathy and love.”— Coleman Herbert, Sarah Lane, Michelle Monaghan, imdb.com
“Boys grow up believing that anger, empty aggression, and emotional unavailability are what make you a "strong" man. Don't teach your sons that shit, don't create more sociopaths.”— NiMū, twitter.com
“Sexual harassment is the opposite. It's devoid of empathy and it's about forcing your will upon another person without having any regard for their desire.”— Kate Willett, facebook.com