Swyms Quotes & Sayings

I think that many people do not know what empathy is. They think empathy is understanding their own selves and then connecting with like-minded individuals, who of course will understand them since they all share the same ideas. Empathy has nothing to do with likemindedness; it has to do with being able to feel the things that others feel, even when you do not share the same ideas, life story, or absolutely nothing at all! When I hear someone say, "I don't understand you", that makes me feel sorry for them. I can even understand a rock, and they can't understand me? My pet rocks have more empathy than they do. — C. JoyBell C.

Those with prodigious skill in music are better suited for all things. — Martin Luther

Sometimes parents, when they have a lot of small children, it's hard because your time's got to get divvied up. There's no other way. — Gloria Estefan

It is not enough to read Hesse
and drink clam chowder,
we must have the answers. — Anne Sexton

I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball. — Brooks Robinson

I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. — Stephen Chbosky

One of the heavy marble busts that lined the higher shelves had slid free and was falling toward her; she ducked out of its way, and it hit the floor inches from where she'd been standing, leaving a sizable dent in the floor.
A second later Jace's arms were around her and he was lifting her off her feet. She was too surprized to struggle as he carried her over to the broken window and dumped her unceremoniously out of it. — Cassandra Clare

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get it. — Henry David Thoreau

No! The captain of the guard was that damned Englishman in disguise, and everyone of his soldiers aristos! The — Emmuska Orczy

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech. — Voltaire

But "common sense is not faith," Oswald Chambers had written, "and faith is not common sense. — Jan Karon

It is in the vision of the physical eyes
That no invisible or secret thing exists.
But when the eye is turned toward the Light of God
What thing could remain hidden under such Light? — Meghan Nuttall Sayres

I was pretty much seen as a basketball player coming out of high school. Football was my second love, but luckily, I turned out to be pretty good. Something just drew me to football; besides, I ended up being too short for my position in basketball. — Justin Tuck

Jesus, as a philosopher is wonderful. There's no greater role model, in my view, than Jesus Christ. It's just a shame that most of the people who follow him and call themselves Christians act nothing like him. — Bill Maher