“When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity, then understanding is called for. The gentle and sensitive companionship of an empathic stance… provides illumination and healing. In such situations deep understanding is, I believe, the most precious gift one can give to another.”
"People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner." I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds."
- Carl Rogers
Awareness
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."
- Carl Rogers
Balance
"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."
- Carl Rogers
Balance
"What is most personal is most universal."
- Carl Rogers
Self-awareness
"A person is a fluid process, not a fixed and static entity; a flowing river of change, not a block of solid material; a continually changing constellation of potentialities, not a fixed quantity of traits."
- Carl Rogers
Self-awareness
"If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never understand them."
- Nagato
Empathy
"Empathy is being concerned about the human being, not just their output."
- Simon Sinek
Empathy
"Great leaders are willing to be vulnerable and transparent."
- Liz Wiseman
Empathy
"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had."
- Romans 15:5
Empathy
"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou
Empathy