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> [“I want to understand the world from your point of view. I want to know what you know in the way you know it. I want to understand the meaning of your experience, to walk in your shoes, to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-spradley/i-want-to-understand-the-world-from-your-point-of-view-i-want-to-know/)

James P. Spradley

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## More by James P. Spradley

> [“I want to understand the world from your point of view. I want to know what you know in the way you know it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-spradley/i-want-to-understand-the-world-from-your-point-of-view-i-want-to-know/)

James P. Spradley

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