"If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle"

-- Sun Tzu

#Enemy Quotes #Battle Quotes

“We are in a period called post. In previous periods, anti-Semitism was always direct. Today's anti-Semitism isn't direct. If you say today that the Jews are absolute evil, or Israel is absolute evil, you must say Israeli is committing genocide against the Palestinians. It is very rare to find a Western politician who repeats these things.”
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
“The fact that global savers accommodate U.S. consumers by keeping U.S. interest rates lower than they otherwise would be and the dollar stronger than it otherwise would be is simply a manifestation of America's comparative advantage at supplying wealth storage facilities.”
“Do you see that out there? The strange, unfamiliar light? It's called the sun. Let's go get us a little.”
“Never give your heart to a blockhead.”
“Saying "no" has more creative power than ideas, insights and talent combined.”

Source : Kevin Ashton (2015). “How To Fly A Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery”, p.67, Random House
“Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.”
“All our acts have sacramental possibilities.”

Source : Freya Stark (2014). “The Zodiac Arch”, p.124, I.B.Tauris

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