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"We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy."
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"But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy."

"There is a third quality to friendship, and it is not as easy to put into a single word. The right word, literally, is 'sympathy' - sym-pathos, common passion. This means that friendships are discovered more than they are created at will."

"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George."

"We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people."

"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them."

"California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?"
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"Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask for your support."

"If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories."

"The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press."

"I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say."

"Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top - or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things... Life is one crisis after another."

"My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise."
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