William Ickes quotes

“The ability to infer the specific content of another person's thoughts and feelings.”
-- William Ickes

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“Empathically accurate perceivers are those who are consistently good at 'reading' other people's thoughts and feelings. All else being equal, they are likely to be the most tactful advisors, the most diplomatic officials, the most effective negotiators, the most electable politicians, the most productive salespersons, the most successful teachers, and the most insightful therapists.”
-- William Ickes

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“Empathy is the wellspring of creativity.”

“Habit is the denial of creativity and the negation of freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket of which the wearer is unaware.”

“nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.”

“When you cannot rejoice in feelings, circumstances or conditions, rejoice in the Lord.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers

“You are not the feelings or the thoughts or the contents of your awareness. None of these are who you are. You are the fullness of your Being, the substance of your presence.”

“Other people are not here to fulfill our needs or meet our expectations, nor will they always treat us well. Failure to accept this will generate feelings of anger and resentment. Peace of mind comes with taking people as they are and emphasizing the positive.”

Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.17, Penguin

“I will never forget the feeling of walking into my home, a place that while drifting helpless in the middle of the Indian Ocean I wondered if I would ever see again.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.195, Thomas Nelson Inc

“Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty.”

“lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.”

“The thing about Duran... that gives you the ability to bring all that opportunity back into your life.”