Empathy Quotes

"Sometimes the most influential thing we can do is listen."

- Bob Burg

"Think of your emotions as messages that give you the freedom, rather than the obligation, to respond. Fear protects. Regret teaches. Sadness releases. Joy uplifts. Empathy unites."

- Chip Conley

"In every sales conversation, the person who exerts the greatest amount of emotional control has the highest probability of getting the outcome they desire. You must first gain control of your emotions before you can influence the emotions of other people. Getting past no in all its various forms, begins and ends with emotional control."

- Jeb Blount

""Sellers who listen to buyers carefully and then give them the missing ingredients—those are the ones who stand out.""

- Deb Calvert

""The golden rule for every business is this: Put yourself in your customer's place.""

- Orison Swett Marden

""Sellers who listen to buyers carefully and then give them the missing ingredients – those are the ones who stand out.""

- Deb Calvert

"The golden rule for every business is this: Put yourself in your customer's place."

- Orison Swett Marden

"Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers."

- Seth Godin

"Feedback is meant to address the problem, not the person."

- Travis Bradberry

"In hard times, urging people to stay positive doesn’t boost their resilience. It denies their reality. People in pain don’t need good vibes only. They need a hand to stay steady through all the vibrations. Strength doesn’t come from forced smiles. It comes from feeling supported."

- Adam Grant

"One of the best things you can do is stop and listen; that’s why it’s good to not just immediately respond when someone talks to you. Just stop and make sure you internalized what they said."

- Lori Richardson

"His ears were often the first thing to catch my tears."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"I wonder if leaves feel lonely when they see their neighbors falling?"

- John Muir

"Anger is never without a reason, but seldom a good one."

- Benjamin Franklin

"When you show deep empathy for others, their defensive energy goes down."

- Stephen Covey

"When gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals come out, their friends and families, for the most part, understand what it feels like to love and to lust. Cisgender people have more of a challenge when it comes to transgender identities. I discovered that analogy of homesickness in conversations with my parents, in trying to bridge that empathy divide."

- Sarah McBride

"I'm wild again, beguiled again, a simpering, whimpering child again. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I..."

- Ella Fitzgerald

"My heart is like a haunted house. There's things in there that scream and shout. They make their music in the night. Wish I could find a way to let them out."

- Florence and the Machine

"Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest."

- Debra Ginsberg

"The value of emotions comes from sharing them, not simply having them."

- Simon Sinek

"Your Customer doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care."

- Damon Richards

"Engaging people is about meeting their needs – not yours."

- Tony Robbins

"Don't criticize that man unless you have walked in his shoes."

- Elvis Presley

"Art is the ultimate expression of human emotion, transcending the limitations of words."

- Rachel Hollis

""The best salespeople are the ones who genuinely care about their customer's needs.""

"The best salespeople are the ones who genuinely care about their customer's needs."

"Observe with love and with understanding."

"People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care."

"Customers may forget what you said but they’ll never forget how you made them feel."

- Anonymous

""Emotions are like palette colors; on Saturday, choose the hues that soothe you.""