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“The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to each other and even to ourselves. It is precise, disciplined, and enormously compassionate. Most important, once we study NVC we can't ignore the potential for transformation that lies in any difficult relationship - if we only bother to communicate with skill and empathy.”

“Filmmaking is challenging for men and women. In both cases, it is incredibly difficult. And gender is neither a guarantee of greater sensitivity, capacity for empathy or aperture.”

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Author:Claudia Llosa

“Turning a human being into a thing, an object, is almost always the first step towards justifying violence against that person. It is very difficult, perhaps impossible, to be violent to someone we think of as an equal, someone we have empathy with, but it is very easy to abuse a thing”

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Book:Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising

Source: Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising

“Difficult situations require compassion, level-headedness & the empathy to see issues from somebody else's perspective.”

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Author:Ben Parr

“When people are really suffering, and we know they're suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.”

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Author:Sheryl Sandberg

“Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately taught me empathy and invaluable lessons only learned through adversity.”

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Author:Gianna Simone

“We try to approach everything in Life After Hate and Exit USA with compassion. While we really promote approaching things with compassion and empathy, because that's what changed us, it's very difficult knowing there are very virulent, vile people who are focused on furthering the Donald Trump cause. Right now we're dealing with a lot of fake news, misinformation, propaganda, parody. My goal is still trying to reach people through compassionate means, and to get them access to real information. My goal is to share my story and get people out of their bubble, so they can empathize.”

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Author:Christian Picciolini

“The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have the capacity do not possess it.”

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Book:Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)

Source: Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)

“Did you ever notice how difficult it is to argue with someone who is not obsessed with being right?”

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Book:Staying on the Path: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

Source: Staying on the Path: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

“Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide”

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Book:The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Source: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

“What I learned is, we have to listen to each other, even when we don't agree, even when we think we hate each other. We have to listen to each others narratives. Not interrupt defensively, or with hostility, but really try to open our hearts and listen with empathy. I learned so much from that meeting. It was a very difficult thing to do and it was one of the best things that I ever did in my life. Look what scares you in the face, and try to understand it. Empathy, I have learned, is revolutionary.”

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Author:Jane Fonda

“It may be most difficult to empathize with those we are closest to.”

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Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg

“Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences.”

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Author:Seth Godin

“I believe one of the requirements of good leadership is the ability to listen - really listen - to those in your organization. An effective leader is very good at listening, and it's difficult to listen when you are talking.”

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Author:John Wooden