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Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. ↗

— Arleigh Burke

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Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines. ↗

— Paul Brunton

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To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity. ↗

— Steven Brust

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I would always have been the geek who's your friend. I will never be the dark guy with a sensitive side, as much as I yearn to be. ↗

— Jon Cryer

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The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest. ↗

— Steven Brust

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A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence. ↗

— John Bruton

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Love stories are probably all I've ever been able to write or want to write. ↗

— Wally Lamb

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That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree. ↗

— John Bruton

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When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow. ↗

— John Bruton

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Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work. ↗

— Alan Bullock

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