Older people have a greater capacity for empathy because empathy is learned and refined as we age.
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Even her capacity for empathy is taken to task as a mere projection of herself on to others.
But whereas juvenile delinquents tend to have little capacity for empathy and altruism, entrepreneurs also tend to be hard-wired for philanthropy.
They lack the capacity for empathy, and relentlessly act in their own interest while discounting any other people or points of view.
But I think she's right: a simple shift in attitude -- trading ignorance for empathy -- can and will make a huge difference.
This is great news because our right brain is responsible for empathy, connection, our sense of a greater meaning in life, and surprise surprise, the processing of stories.
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This may be a time for developing greater empathy for what others hope for and need, in order to identify her skills that can meet those needs.
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That team mapped out a second, reformulated movie career, one that relies heavily both on what they hope will be moviegoers' nostalgia for their star of yesteryear, and empathy for an aging action hero.
What it does demand is honesty, fair weights and measures, respect for a borrower's collateral, timely payments of wages, resisting usury, and empathy for those injured by life's misfortunes and charity.
Ultimately, that bond is built on trust--in the entrepreneur's competence, character and empathy for his customers.
Mr Preston does not hide his loathing of the rebels and empathy for the left.
And giving back money could make Armstrong feel empathy for Wall Street where clawbacks were born.
Yet as a young professional woman, I felt a pang of empathy for Ms. Hathaway.
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It helps the Democrats, who are identified, in the popular imagination, with empathy for workers and have-nots.
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That said, there is a difference between learning to treat others respectfully and having empathy for them.
"She's a walking encyclopedia, she knows the law, and she has great empathy for the client, " he said.
Despite these critiques, his empathy for the different circumstances and missions of all colleges emerges throughout the volume.
We should have empathy for these workers and understand that their lives are much more difficult than our own.
These are people who may lack medical and technical skills but have strong relationship skills and empathy for the community.
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This experience is evident in their accounts which reflect rigor with the facts and empathy for the communities hosting them.
If we are to have empathy for the Chinese, that should be our primary concern when thinking about Foxconn and Apple.
As a fellow photojournalist, Mac had empathy for the man from Fortune.
Owens said the best leaders listen and exhibit empathy for their troops.
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This is where I feel real empathy for social media community managers.
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Human and animal lives may not necessarily be considered equivalent, but practising Buddhists preach kindness to animals and empathy for their suffering.
But does Romney have empathy for people who are different from him?
One might surmise (wrongly) that you have the potential to feel some empathy for those for whom post-collegiate life has not been so kind.
Now it's hard to feel a frenzy of empathy for a man who admits he fails to warrant eight-figure salary that he solicited and signed.
As former Bush strategist Deal Hudson writes, he still has to find a way of reconciling his fiscal conservatism to Catholicism's empathy for the powerless and poor.
He suggests that society should have empathy for those who lack it and that they should receive treatment: a puff of the hormone oxytocin, might do the trick.
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