William P. Young Quotes

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans.

You can either practice being right or practice being kind.

If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.

I have heard people say that they felt closer to their parents after they have died. Maybe if I treat people as if they were dead, I could get along with them better

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

What is it that distinguishes you and me from the lower animals - from the beasts? More, I say, than anything else, human sympathy - human sympathy.

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'

Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.

Only when the sense of the pain of others begins does man begin.

I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.

A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.

One of the things I believe in is a sense of human nature.

Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than an expert no one can stand to be around.

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

My mother is not a model. She is not perfect. That awareness is part of learning to love someone. Predicting the actions of someone is an act of love. We persist, even when we get it wrong. That's the beauty of love.

Basic emotions can be conveyed through anything. As long as you show people that you're human, they'll relate to it.

People forget that everyone has feelings, regardless of their career choice.

It doesn't hurt to show some empathy.

I feel compassion is so important to develop in ourselves. It's one of the most important elements of being a human being.

As in all areas, we can improve how good we are at loving another person.

Trying to learn to be a good man is like learning to play tennis against a wall. You are only a good man - a competent, capable, interesting and lovable man - when you're doing it for, or with, other people.

I think when you're empathetic, you're putting yourself in somebody else's shoes, right? It's not about you.