"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."

Sympathy, Contempt, Expression, Letters

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"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."

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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."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Sympathy, Existence, Happiness, Life

"Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Sympathy, Justification, Loneliness, Behavior

"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."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

Sympathy, Friendship, Passion, Unity

"Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

Sympathy, Pain

"Because I select my players from a feeling that comes to me when I am with them, a certain sympathy you might call it, or a vibration that exists between us that convinces me they are right."

Erich von Stroheim, Austrian Actor

Sympathy, Feeling, Right

"To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness."

Ivan Turgenev, Russian Novelist

Sympathy, Desire, Holiness, Nothing

"Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

Sympathy, Motherhood

"I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine."

Kate Smith, American Musician

Sympathy,

"A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy."

Morris Raphael Cohen, Russian Philosopher

Sympathy, Philosophy, Present, Will

"Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction."

Anne Sullivan, American Educator

Sympathy, Children, Guidance

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"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."

Sympathy, Contempt, Expression, Letters

"Most people see through these issues but the corporate media doesn't reflect these sentiments."

People, Corporate, Media

"There's one political party in this country, and that's the corporate party."

Corporate, Country, Party

"The same music is playing on the radio in San Francisco, New York, Washington DC and Annapolis. Everywhere you go there's the same artists and same songs by them, over and over again. At some stations they play the same songs 50 to 60 times a week."

Music, Artists, Play, Songs

"Anytime you open your mouth there's going to be someone who's put off. I try to deal with that by keeping the topical portions of my show brief. I realize that some people wish my comments were briefer."

People, Open

"I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity."

Thought, Hope, Feeling, Freedom

"As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute."

Quality, Positive, Being

"I've had two callers ask, 'Did you ever work for someone who is poorer than you are?' Their idea is it takes a rich person to give you a job because jobs are something that are given to you, an inferior, from on high."

Work, Idea, Job, Jobs

"I think everyone holds back. I am always censoring myself and I'm sorry about it. But I always have to consider whether my remarks might cause someone pain."

Cause, Pain