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Enemy Quotes

"Even a paranoid can have enemies."

"Even a paranoid can have enemies."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

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"From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left."

"From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

Enemy, May, Right, Weapons

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"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

Mario Puzo, American Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Hate, Judgment

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"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

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"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

Arthur Seyss Inquart, Austrian Soldier

Enemy, Socialism

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"It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak."

"It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak."

Morley Safer, Canadian Journalist

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"When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness."

"When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

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"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

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"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

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"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

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"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

Willie Aames, American Actor

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"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

Major Owens, American Politician

37

"The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park."

"The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

37

"I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you."

"I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

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"I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy."

"I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy."

Chubby Checker, American Musician

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"Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies."

"Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies."

Linda Chavez, American Author

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"No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me."

"No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me."

William Congreve, English Poet

Enemy, Learning

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"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her."

"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

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"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies."

"For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies."

Laurence Sterne, Irish Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Jokes

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"When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy."

"When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy."

Ron Wood, British Musician

35

"We need a common enemy to unite us."

"We need a common enemy to unite us."

Condoleezza Rice, American Statesman

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"Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind."

"Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind."

Alexis Carrel, French Scientist

Enemy, Enemies, Mankind

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"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Enemy, May, Play

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"Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim."

"Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim."

Betty Friedan, American Activist

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"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."

"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Enemy, Enemies, Nothing

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"While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our military is focused on who may attack us."

"While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our military is focused on who may attack us."

John Linder, American Politician

Enemy, Enemies, May, Military

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"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate."

"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

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"Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free."

"Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free."

Erich Maria Remarque, German Writer

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"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

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"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

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"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Enemy, Fire, Man, Now

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"Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn."

"Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn."

John Stockwell, American Celebrity

Enemy, Enemies, Machine, Military

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"He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy."

"He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

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"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

Julius Rosenberg, American Criminal

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"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."

"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."

Ovid, Roman Poet

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"I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers."

"I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers."

George Armstrong Custer, American Soldier

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"Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation."

"Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation."

John Buford, American Soldier

Enemy, Extreme, Fight, Observation

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"One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force."

"One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

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"Always keep your friends close, but your enemies keep closer."

"Always keep your friends close, but your enemies keep closer."

J. Wallace Day, American Writer

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

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"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."

"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."

Daniel Okrent, American Editor

Enemy, Enemies, News, Nothing, Opinion

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"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

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"What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other."

"What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other."

Mary Douglas, British Scientist

Enemy, Enemies, Injustice, Nation

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$"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies."$

"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

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"I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one."

"I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one."

Peter Mandelson, British Politician

31

"But primitive man had enemies real as well as imaginary, and they were not subject to priestly sorceries."

"But primitive man had enemies real as well as imaginary, and they were not subject to priestly sorceries."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

Enemy, Enemies, Man

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"I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me."

"I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

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"There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good."

"There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good."

Roy Jenkins, British Politician

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"Moslems are no less an enemy than the Jews."

"Moslems are no less an enemy than the Jews."

Tom Metzger, American Celebrity

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"Getting to the pint where the other is not the enemy is a big leap."

"Getting to the pint where the other is not the enemy is a big leap."

Stanley Crouch, American Critic

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