"When we exchange mere facts, understanding happens on a rational level. Throw in art, and you will see compassion and empathy blossom – which are keys to wholesome human interactions.”
https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/why-art-important-2129776

"Empathy depends on your ability to overcome your own perspective, appreciate someone else’s, and step into their shoes. Self-control is essentially the same skill, except that those other shoes belong to your future self [...]."
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/self-control-is-just-empathy-with-a-future-you/509726/

“Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in this world.”

"Empathy is often described as 'putting yourself in someone else's shoes.' To do that, though, means having the vulnerability to take your own shoes off first. [...] Make learning about others' experiences a lifelong journey."
https://www.inc.com/maya-hu-chan/sympathy-versus-empathy-why-you-should-know-difference.html

"Entrenching a culture of empathy in a large organization needs to start from the top. The leaders need to live those values, buy into them and uproot any behavior that is in contradiction with those values."
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/373720