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Stephen Jay Gould Paleontologist, Evolutionary Biologist
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"Death is the ultimate enemy - and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"Keep their friends close and their enemies closer."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"Do not press an enemy at bay. Prince Fu Ch'ai said: "Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative, they will fight to the death."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy."

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Napoleon Hill Author, Motivational Speaker
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"Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage."

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Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister
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"[Negro] should realize that he is living in a war zone, and he is at war with an enemy that is as vicious and criminal and inhuman as any war-making country has ever been."

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