#affection

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#cats #compelled #conclusion #dogs #draw

In dread fear of sentimentality, another thing true is not said-that for its staff the paper is a source of pride and, I do believe, an object of affection and-yes, love. ↗

— Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

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Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time. ↗

— Anthony Holden

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The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection. ↗

— J. G. Holland

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No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#brother #father #friend #heart #heaven

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding. ↗

— David Hume

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The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

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