#sympathetic

We have, of course, long since ceased to think of Nature as the sympathetic mirror of our moods, or to imagine that she has any concern with the temporal affairs of man. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

#any #ceased #concern #course #imagine

I am a vigilant monarchist. I want to see things evolve. The direction the monarchy seems to be moving in - towards a more mainland-European model - is one I would feel sympathetic about. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#am #direction #evolve #feel #i

This (George W. Bush's) administration is not sympathetic to corporations, it is indentured to corporations. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#bush #corporations #george #george w #sympathetic

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#because #been #expressed #idea #merely

I fall in love with characters when they're out of their element or are uncomfortable and you really feel for them in a knee-jerk sympathetic way. ↗

— Anna Kendrick

#element #fall #feel #i #love

Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. ↗

— George Saunders

#developing #earth #here #only #our

Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself short of provisions. ↗

— Patrick MacGill

#distribution #even #fatigue #finds #itself

Where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds come to listen with serious and sympathetic men. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#come #crowds #first #had #listen

A good, sympathetic review is always a wonderful surprise. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#good #review #surprise #sympathetic #wonderful

I was brought up to be sympathetic toward others. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#i #others #sympathetic #toward #up