It is, for example, axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings with others, we cannot be aware of it at the time: conscious insensitivity is a self-contradiction.
Insensitivity makes arrogance ugly; empathy is what makes humility beautiful.
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.
At some point we must make a decision not to allow the mere threat of charges of cultural or religious insensitivity to stop us from dealing with this evil
Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance.
There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter.
I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board.
Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind.
It's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.
A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.
People who cannot feel punish those who do.
Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.
The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.
Self-love, so sensitive in its own cause, has rarely any sympathy to spare for others.
I hate optimism out of insensitivity.
I hate the very human inclination towards insensitivity
When I stepped into this world, I saw that we were all burdened by a certain kind of indifference to the plight of poor people. We were burdened by an insensitivity to a legacy of racial bias. We were tolerating unfairness and unreliability in a way that burdened me and provoked me.
Three key humanist virtues are courage, cognition, and caring - not dependence, ignorance, or insensitivity to the needs of others.
The spectacle of insensitivity that is the gun lobby and its outspoken, out-of-their-mind apparatchiks, is the apotheosis of what the Republican Party has allowed itself to become.
In summary, Intelligence Intensification is desirable, because there is not a single problem confronting humanity that is not either caused or considerably worsened by the prevailing stupidity (insensitivity) of the species: badly wired robots bumping into and maiming and killing each other.
Isn't it funny how the people least impacted by tragedy are the most eager to move on?
There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts.
I saw them; there is nothing beautiful about them, just that they are a little higher than the others. Referring to one of the oldest and loveliest groves of redwoods, showing insensitivity to their magnificence.
Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life, I am constantly second-guessing myself. My mind is filled with 'yes, buts,' 'so whats?' and other skeptical rejoinders. I am forever monitoring myself for traces of folly, insensitivity, arrogance, false humility, cruelty, stupidity, immaturity and, guess what, I keep finding examples. Age has not made me wiser, except maybe in retrospect.
[T]he obverse of facile emotion in the 14th century was a general insensitivity to the spectacle of pain and death.
Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends
or simply: