#path

My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy. ↗

— Chris Ware

#empathy #fortified #gave #grandmother #how

Without television and mass communication, that knowledge wouldn't exist. So I think it actually has the possibility of turning people into more understanding and more empathetic people. ↗

— John Warnock

#communication #empathetic #exist #i #i think

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#down #ella #ella fitzgerald #entertainment #fitzgerald

Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#characters #empathy #i #i do #lot

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity. ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

#controversy #crackpot #danger #expose #fear

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core. ↗

— Len Wein

#core #despicable #even #find #her

In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults. ↗

— Jessamyn West

#feel #nearer #sympathies #than #their

If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#agree #association #beans #both #control

Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path is filled with tragedy, and most men would have collapsed. Instead, he became a great artist and continues to make great films. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#art #artist #became #cares #collapsed

The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#charted #crushing #frequently #just #life