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A man's greatness can be measured by his enemies

America needs to know who our enemies are and what they plan to do. Improving our intelligence capacity is essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of all our citizens.

They made peace between us; we embraced, and we have been mortal enemies ever since.

You don't go out and hurt somebody's feelings. We have opponents and not enemies in this business.

There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The Man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but - whack - his palm come on his own head instead; again the Fly tormented him, but this time the Man was wiser and said: ''YOU WILL ONLY INJURE YOURSELF IF YOU TAKE NOTICE OF DISPICABLE ENEMIES.''

They're learning they have many enemies over there.

As you can imagine, when you have a problem like that you don't talk about it until you get it fixed. We don't want to give our enemies anymore information than they need.

A country's intent is the key in determining whether research is for an offensive or defensive purpose. It's hard to judge the intent of others, and the classified nature of the program could provoke our enemies and lead to an arms race.

It seems that this young man was interested in hurting people, possibly the U.S. or enemies of Islam, but I have not seen any evidence that he actually did anything.

It was a remarkably quick turn around with our relationships with Japan. Within two to three years we were rebuilding landing strips at airports that we had bombed a few months before. We forged what has been an enduring alliance with Japan. We went from them going from being one of our bitterest enemies to them being our ally. It was interesting how that was accomplished in almost no time at all.

It's a professional sport. We play here together, but for two weeks we're going to be enemies. We're going to compete for a medal in the Olympics. That's going to be a little weird, but obviously, we've done it before. We're used to it.

It's hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.

Everybody said she's a nice lady, ... She didn't have any enemies.

The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention.

The betting world thinks that we've got the best bloke in the game but that we're going to lose him to our old enemies as soon as we get home from Germany.

No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.

not be deflected by the enemies of peace.

The U.S. military has done a phenomenal job of creating these facilities almost over-night and dealing with these sworn enemies of America with more respect and dignity than they ever would have considered according our officers had they captured any.

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of enemies

These terrorists are the enemies of the Iraqi people themselves.

So don't let money tell you who you are. Don't let power tell you who your are. Don't let enemies and -- for God's sake -- don't let your sins tell you who you are. Don't prove yourself. That's taken care of. All we have to do is express ourselves. It's difficult, but we're a lot more alive in pain than in complacency.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

The INS must become a stronger deterrent to our enemies and a better servant to our friends,

I love to love those who love to hate me and I laugh at the laughter directed against me.

I'm sure it would be fun annihilating all my enemies too. I'm not really drawn to that, but as a character I can see it being a lot of fun.

In Islamist jurisprudence you warn enemies before you attack them. It is typical behavior.

In 1978, the Raleigh News & Observer dubbed Senator Helms Senator No. And indeed he said no -- no to high taxes, no to big government, no to enemies of freedom around the world, no to those who would undermine the culture of life and the sanctity of marriage.

In most cases, cables are marked secret not because the U.S. requires it but because those speaking to us - the foreign leaders across the table - do. They are not keeping secrets from us, but from two other groups: their enemies and their subjects.

I like quoting 'Lord of the Rings': 'My list of allies grows thin! My list of enemies grows long!'

If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn't need foreign enemies - it will fall apart on its own.

If people can't let go to the hatred of their enemies, they risk sowing the seeds of hate among themselves.

I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed. Sharon was one of our biggest enemies.

In the eyes of many common residents now, doctors are not angels who save the dying and treat injuries, but enemies who always want patients to buy more medicines and undergo unnecessary examinations.

Intelligence is critical to this conflict, probably more so than in any other conflict this nation has been engaged in. We know that we learn from our enemies that we have captured information that thwarts attacks and saves lives.

In our history we have faced enemies before which have embraced some of these methods. Never, though, have we faced an enemy that embraced them all on such a scale.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of God - and I hope you'll quote me on that.

In this fight I have the most intolerant and vindictive enemies I have ever met and I have the largest majority on my side I have ever had and I am discussing the greatest issue I have ever discussed.

In today's rapidly changing and volatile world, the United States must stay at least one step ahead of our enemies.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' This method works every time.

I subdue enemies with the help of my 'knowledge' and 'enlighten' near and dear ones!

Being here on the big stage is the fun part. The difference in the game was we had more heart and played as a team. We're friends with most of those guys on Mount Tahoma, but we're enemies on the court.

By our actions today we keep the memory of the brave triangle workers alive, but also we use it, to make sure that we help to ensure the health and safety of future generations of American workers, understanding that they have many enemies these days?and if we do not stand together we'll find ourselves moving back in history.

He's a guy who wouldn't have any enemies like that, not at this point in his life.

I called her last week, and I was like, 'Do you wanna hang out?' And her sister hung up the phone on me! I don't like having enemies ... and there's the saying, keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

I drink to the confusion of our enemies

I don't think he had any enemies. In fact, there is nobody who didn't know Uncle Jake and love Uncle Jake. He 's just a wonderful person. And this corner is not going to be the same. It's going to be very hard for me to drive through here and not see my uncle sitting on the porch or see him walking up the street here.

I am not accusing General Lim of having talked to the CPP Central Committee, but his actions would have benefited the long-term enemies of the state.

He's made some enemies in this clubhouse, for good or for bad. What I've learned in the four years is I don't take anything personally anymore. I respect the attention I get, and understand the scrutiny I'm under. I accept it and I'll go with it and take that responsibility and go out and pitch this year.

How joyful the Israelis are these days, ... The only winners are our enemies.

How many enemies can you make in that much time?

I cannot support an Iraq policy that makes our enemies stronger and our own country weaker, and that is why I will not support staying the course the President has set,

Healthy fiction, no matter how wildly it may depart from the material order, teaches us to love ourselves in a wholesome manner by loving our neighbor. Indeed, even by loving our enemies - at least by trying to learn to love them, and by believing that it is right to do so. With grace this is possible.

The ultimate objective of all this is the destruction of Arab identity; for the enemies of the Arab nation are opposed to our possessing any identity or upholding any creed that could protect our existence and cohesion, guide our vision and direction, or on which we can rely in our steadfastness,

The Home Guards are required to come in at once and deliver up their arms, those who fail to do so will be regarded as enemies of the Government and treated accordingly.

The enemies of the state will always test a new threshold of destabilization but they will never dent the rock steady foundations of our constitutional democracy. We leave to our law enforcers and the criminal justice system the task of meeting the residual threats posed by the remnants of the failed conspiracy.

The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.

The Indians, I was now speaking of, were not content with the common Enemies that lessen and destroy their Country-men, but invented an infallible Stratagem to purge their Tribe, and reduce their Multitude into far less Numbers.

The illegal brokering of arms and weapons to our enemies is a serious and deadly business,

And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

The country is going through dangerous times, it faces challenges, and the perils come from every direction. Sectarian tensions have increased. We have to prove to the whole world that there will not be civil war between the people of this country. The danger is still there, and our enemies are watching us.

The chaos and security lapses create fertile ground for our enemies to hold back our people as they struggle for freedom and independence.

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves.

The leader who cares for his subject cannot be vanquished even if all his enemies become united.

The main doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

We have no permanent friend. We have no permanent enemies. We just have permanent interests.

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives

Love thine enemies because they are the instruments to your destiny.

Mountains interposed / Make enemies of nations, who had else, / Like kindred drops, been mingled into one.

Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

I make sure everybody die , when we ride on your enemies.

He is my buddy. I would hate to see what his enemies look like.

We must do our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies

The anti-individualist enemies that Ayn Rand battled are still the enemy, but they've shifted their line of attack. Political collectivists are no longer much interested in taking things away from the wealthy and creative.

We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace-business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob. Never before in history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hatred for me - and I welcome their hatred. I should like to have it said of my first administration that in it the forces of selfishness and of lust for power met their match. I should like to have it said of my second administration that in it these forces met their master.- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Speech at Madison Square Garden

Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies

A man's worst enemies are thoseOf his own house and family;And he who makes his law a curse,By his own law shall surely die.

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance.

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.