I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case, it wasn't until I was 13 and discovered the 'Lord of the Rings' that I learned to love reading. Rick Riordan avoidcasedeal share on social
Recognition of belligerency as an expression of sympathy is all very well. Henry Cabot Lodge belligerencyexpressionrecognition Change image and share on social
The truth is that at the White House and in Congress, you are as likely to find sympathy for animal issues among Republicans as among Democrats. Matthew Scully animalcongressdemocrat Change image and share on social
To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests. Matthew Scully accordanimalcontrast Change image and share on social
All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness. Samuel Taylor Coleridge acknowledgeconsistentdisguise Change image and share on social
I was brought up to be sympathetic toward others. Joyce Carol Oates bringsympathetic Change image and share on social
I have a lot of sympathy with the ideas and frustration of the Occupy movement. I absolutely agree with the sense that Wall Street has brought an economic calamity to the middle class and that no one has been held accountable. Susan Bysiewicz absolutelyaccountableagree share on social
Kindliness and sympathy, fellowship and understanding, are always good, but best when they come from a distant corner of the world. Archibald Hill cornerdistantfellowship Change image and share on social
Women ought to feel a peculiar sympathy in the colored man's wrong, for, like him, she has been accused of mental inferiority, and denied the privileges of a liberal education. Angelina Grimke accusecoloredeny Change image and share on social
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery. Edward Gibbon colddistantmisery Change image and share on social
