Bill Drayton Quotes

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.'

Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

I am more interested in teaching my children empathy than subscribing to our 'me' culture and obsessing about 'how do I feel' all the time.

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

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

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.

Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'

We could be much more empathic as a society.

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

Empathy is what obsesses me. And watching empathy recede in the world is terrifying.

Education teaches us compassion and kindness, connection to others.

If you empathize with your fellow humans on stage, you can't help but do so offstage as well.

I feel like there is a real lack of empathy - not just in American society, it's definitely happening in Britain as well - and it's heartbreaking that people can see something and not feel it.

To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold.

Most people have the ability to turn their empathy engine back on, but there's such a seductive burn to not being empathetic.

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.

My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

The stirrings of morality emerge early in childhood. Toddlers spontaneously offer toys and help to others and try to comfort people they see in distress.

Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.

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.

I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.

I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.