More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic. John Hall aircallcheap share on social
My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike. She said little, especially when my father or the men who worked for him were about I remember her instinctive and unhesitating sympathy for the miners. Agnes Smedley campfatherinstinctive share on social
I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those that want to play that game with me, and those that don't. Alton Brown forcegamepeople 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
AIDS had won gays sympathy; they no longer seemed the privileged brats that the general populace had resented in the 1970s. Edmund White 1970saidbrat Change image and share on social
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. Jesse Jackson changerenderresult Change image and share on social
Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it. Victor Hugo bearfruitgod Change image and share on social
It's hard to penetrate characters who are very cut off and lack empathy and to do it with sympathy. It's so easy to make a damaged character repugnant. Siri Hustvedt charactercutdamage Change image and share on social
It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew. Henry Rollins knowsad Change image and share on social
To avoid becoming chronically unemployed, people need more than platitudes offering sympathy. Career reinvention requires encouragement and guidance. Nina Easton avoidcareerchronically Change image and share on social
