Enemy Quotes

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Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true… — Henri Nouwen
The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable… — Henri Nouwen
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable. — Carroll O'Connor
Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality. — Joyce Carol Oates
We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. — Barack Obama
Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals. — David Ogilvy
Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and the whole of society and of the economy is transformed.… — David Ogilvy
I have no friends and no enemies - only competitors. — Aristotle Onassis
Sense of smell, of course, is only one of those dog qualities that can't be replicated or improved upon. I've been researching dogs in warfare… — Susan Orlean
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were,… — George Orwell
Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy. — Joel Osteen
When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We… — Joel Osteen
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in… — Thomas Paine
We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face. — Sarah Palin
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy… — Sarah Palin
The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them. — Camille Paglia
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent… — Thomas Paine
Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must… — Pratibha Patil
We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character… — Jean Paul
Big and oppressive government has long been the enemy of freedom, something black Americans know all too well. — Rand Paul

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