What Oprah Winfrey thinks about empathy
American television host, producer, actor and philanthropist who hosted The Oprah Winfrey Show in national syndication from 1986 to 2011.
Everything they publish, on ppll ↗
Oprah Winfrey did not write this page.
We collected these quotes from things they published elsewhere, and every quote links to where it was said. They have no account here and have not endorsed this site. Quotes are word for word; the short line under each one is our own restatement, not their wording. Their own site. Is this you? Claim it or ask us to remove it. Or tell us what is wrong here.
Filter empathy · Newest first
Only Oprah Winfrey on empathy. See everyone on empathy
2 dated positions, 2008 to 2013, in their own words. Our reading of what Oprah Winfrey has said — not written or endorsed by them.
-
Their wordsMost of us, I tell you we don’t want to be divided. What we want, the common denominator that I found in every single interview, is we want to be validated. We want to be understood.
↗Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013)news.harvard.edu 5th of 5 in this piece
- 5 years earlier
-
Their wordsWhat I know now is that feelings are really your GPS system for life. When you're supposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance system lets you know. The trick is to learn to check your ego at the door and start checking your gut instead. Every right decision I've made—every right decision I've ever made—has come from my gut. And every wrong decision I've ever made was a result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.
↗Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness (Stanford Commencement edited transcript; Stanford Report, 15 June 2008)web.archive.org 1st of 4 in this piece