We are governed by sympathy; and the extent of our sympathy is determined by that of our sensibility - William Hazlitt

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For interests that are vital to the U. S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U. S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.

William Hazlitt

We are governed by sympathy; and the extent of our sympathy is determined by that of our sensibility

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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

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I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

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The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

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The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

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Others of them employ outward marks. . . They style themselves Gnostics. They also possess images, some of them painted and others formed from different kinds of material. They maintain that a likeness of Christ was made by Pilate at that time when Jesus lived among them. They crown these images, and set them up along with the images of the philosophers of the world, such as Pythagoras, Plato, and Aristotle, and the rest. They have also other modes of honoring these images just like the Gentiles.

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The fearsome blessing of that hard time continues to work itself out in my life in the same way we're told the universe is still hurtling through outer space under the impact of the great cosmic explosion. . . . I think grace sometimes explodes into our lives like that-sending our pain, terror, astonishment hurtling through inner space until by grace they become Orion, Cassiopeia, Polaris to give us our bearings, to bring us into something like full being at last.

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Today I believe that man cannot escape his destiny to create whatever it is we make - jazz, a wooden spoon, or graffiti on the wall. All of these are expressions of man's creativity, proof that man has not yet been destroyed by technology. But are we making things for the people of our epoch or repeating what has been done before? And finally, is the question itself important? We must ask ourselves that. The most important thing is always to doubt the importance of the question.

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My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that [Adolf] Hitler has a gift of touching the important points, the essential points.

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