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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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Universe, The
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William James
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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. – William James

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Happiness
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People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. – Ann Landers

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Sympathy

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public. – Gary Ackerman

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Sympathy

Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago. – Eamon de Valera

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Sympathy

I dont think its an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake. – Joe Cornish

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Sympathy

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The love of economy is the root of all virtue. – George Bernard Shaw

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When I was at college, I worked in a department store called Brit Home Stores, which is a pretty lackluster department store, selling clothes for middle-aged women. My job was to walk the floor and find anything that was damaged, take it to the store room and log it. – Dominic Monaghan

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Weve had Town Hall meetings, weve witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the Presidents health care bill. And the bottom line is the people dont like this bill. They dont want it. – Eric Cantor

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Success is that old ABC – ability, breaks, and courage. – Charles Luckman

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