Irvin D. Yalom Quotes

It's the hardest thing in the world to put yourself in someone else's place, try to really feel what they feel, figure out why they do the things they do. Especially when it's easier to stick a label on something. Or someone.

It's only possible to see people when one is able to see the world as others see it.

I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible.

Walk a mile in my shoes is good advice. Our children will learn to respect others if they are used to imagining themselves in another's place.

Seeing things from a different point of view can help us understand why other people act the way they do. We too often judge people without having all the facts.

It's a terrific privilege to be able to see into somebody else's life.

Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.

It's great to express yourself and tell other people's stories and get into the minds of people who aren't like you.

Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story.

Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins

We must put ourselves in the place of those who are to hear us

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

When you can listen to others' perspectives, we can learn about the other people that make up this great country.

I would like to see someone walk a mile in my shoes for five minutes.

You never know what's going on in someone else's life and that you can't always understand how what you say or what you do - no matter how big or small it may seem to you, it could be the end of the world for someone else.

Before I judge someone, I need to talk to them and learn what their journey's are.

In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world.

I love reading about other people's world view.

When you see yourself as the center of things, it deprives you of a certain level of empathy.

How can you build something for someone else if you don't have enough familiarity with them to imagine the world through their eyes?

It's hard to put yourself in someone else's head.

Sometimes it helps to see the world through someone else's eyes.

And rather than judging and alienating others, I do think there's an opportunity that no one is taking, myself included, to actually understand why somebody is coming from a certain place.

You can't be a human without seeing.

It is human nature to imagine, to put yourself in another's shoes. The past may be another country. But the only passport required is empathy.