Quotes about Empathy
Maybe it's true what they say, that as long as you're nursing your own pain, whatever it is, you'll turn your back on others in the same boat. You'll want to believe the fix they're in is their own damn fault.
— Barbara Kingsolver
One other person can go a long way towards making your world right, she said, but the support has to run both ways. Saying love has to come from a strong place, not just grabbing whatever's in reach. You can't choose your family, but partner is your best shot at a decent do-over.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Hope involves giving a great deal of yourself away.
— Barbara Kingsolver
nothing wondrous can come in this world unless it rests on the shoulders of kindness.
— Barbara Kingsolver
You must understand the language of your enemy.
— Barbara Kingsolver
If I got to make just one law, it would be that the men who make the decisions to drop bombs would first, every time, have to spend one whole day taking care of a baby. We were not made to do this killing thing. I swear. Back up. It's a big mistake.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Recently it has been decided, grudgingly, that dark skin or lameness may not be entirely one's fault, but one still ought to show the good manners to act ashamed.
— Barbara Kingsolver
As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
— Stephen Covey
How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
— Stephen Covey
The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.
— Stephen Covey
people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.
— Stephen Covey
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
— Stephen Covey