Neil deGrasse Tyson 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.

Some public officials are blessed - you can't acquire this, but you are blessed with the gift of empathy, being able to empathize with those who are suffering.

The human capacity for compassion is not a reflex that is triggered automatically by the presence of another living thing.

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.

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

We have to teach empathy as we do literacy.

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

We could be much more empathic as a society.

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.

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

My mother taught me caring and sensitivity towards the feelings of others, animals as well as humans. She gave me much good, practical advice for getting through life.

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.

The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.

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.

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

We have to bring the humanity and compassion back.

I have empathy; I am humane. I understand human misery.

Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

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

I'm very empathetic - that might be one of my superpowers.

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