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"The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle."
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"Ungodliness has always declared war on godliness."
"I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle."
"A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win."
"The day my father came to claim me, my mother did not wish for me to go. 'She is a girl,' she said, 'and I do not think that she is yours. I had a thousand other men.' He tossed his spear at my feet and gave my mother the back of his hand across the face, so she began to weep. 'Girl or boy, we fight our battles,' he said, 'but the gods let us choose our weapons.' He pointed to the spear, then to my mother's tears, and I picked up the spear."
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"The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create."
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"People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want."
"I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money."
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"The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle."
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