Steven Pinker

If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see what life is like from other points of view and are less likely to demonize them or dehumanize others and more likely to empathize with them.

Canadian Scientist

Marshall Goldsmith

In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living - politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our research has shown very clearly is that people who are really happier and have more meaningful lives are people that focus on living their own lives.

American Coach

Paul Bloom

I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the characters is too real, and many find it difficult to watch comedies that rely too heavily on embarrassment; the vicarious reaction to this is too unpleasant.

Canadian Psychologist

Dwayne Johnson

Playing big, heroic characters with heart is always a lot of fun. I enjoy making movies like that, and a lot of people love to live vicariously through those characters.

American Actor

Emmy Rossum

I feel like I've come out of this grown up, maybe because I live through the character vicariously and she grows up so much during the course of this story.

American Actress

Samuel Goldwyn

I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what was always important was writing, writing, writing.

American Producer

Elon Musk

I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.

South African Businessman

John Ross Bowie

The bottom line is we go to theatre to vicariously spend time with really intense characters.

James Badge Dale

In a weird way, I live vicariously through the characters I play as an actor.

Christopher Buckley

You live vicariously through your characters.

American Novelist

Use 'vicarious' when expressing feelings felt through someone else's experiences, as if you were part of it.

Second-Hand Emotion

'Vicarious' conveys a deep engagement in another's story without having a direct role.

Imaginative Involvement

It often indicates a strong, sometimes undeservedly intense emotional connection to another's actions.

Emotional Connection

In law, 'vicarious' describes a situation where one person is held responsible for another's actions.

Legal Responsibility

It relates to roles or duties performed by one person on behalf of another.

Delegated Role

'Vicarious' signifies an indirect involvement, not a personal one.

Not Personal

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TED Prize wish: Protect...

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