"When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over." ― George MacDonald Topic(s): Sympathy More From George MacDonald "Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk." "The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom." "Attitudes are more important than facts." More In Sympathy "Well, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it."― Tim Roth "I’ve always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard it’s been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once you’ve given something planetary status it’s kind of mean to take it away."― Jared Leto "I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave – and nothing but laughter to console them with."― John Irving