Quotes for Empathy

Every day, at home, I have the astonishing and humbling opportunity - together with my wife Sophie - to nurture empathy, compassion, self-love, and a keen sense of justice in our three kids.

Justin Trudeau

What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really 'empathy' and 'understanding.' He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice.

Karl Rove

For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.

Douglas Hodge

With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.

Jonathan Groff

I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done.

Andrea Arnold

In drama we are taught to view both sides equally. With empathy. That's how you play 'Richard the Third.' By walking in his uneven shoes. Not by being divisive, judgmental and taking sides.

Maureen Lipman

With Tourette's, there's this element of vulnerability and compassion and empathy that you innately possess because of the affliction.

Dash Mihok

I really connect with every character that I've played, just because I kinda have to; as an actor, you want to take them in and get to know them and like them; because they're evil, you kinda have to like them so that you can understand them and play them and play them with some kind of empathy.

Doug Jones

True contentment comes with empathy.

Tim Finn

I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also that has that challenge for me to play - a different kind of role, a different type of character, a different time period.

Kathy Bates

Posh people blow my mind. Apart from empathy, they're good at everything - true survivalists.

Katherine Ryan

Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided hope that love can obliterate an ugly past.

Leslie Morgan Steiner

This precious thing of empathy and love and understanding is something we have to hold and appreciate and protect.

Kamasi Washington

My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together.

Cindy McCain

Trump's lying, his self-regard, his self-soothing, his lack of empathy, his narcissistic rage, his contempt for norms, rules, laws, facts and simple truths - have all come home to roost.

George T. Conway III