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With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy. — Sun Tzu
When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground. — Sun Tzu
Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.… — Sun Tzu
The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol… — Sun Tzu
The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of… — Carl von Clausewitz
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is… — Carl von Clausewitz
Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which are necessary in… — Murray Rothbard
Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind. — Mahatma Gandhi
With respect to the creation of the program, I introduced the bill in September 1945, immediately after the end of the war with Japan, in… — J. William Fulbright
Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we… — William J. Clinton
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Remember that our nation's first great leaders were also our first great scholars. — John F. Kennedy
I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I'd be the first one to have my… — Will Arnett
Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you're 12, but every day. — Mike Myers
I would like to be the first man in the gym business to throw out my scale. If you don't like what you see in… — Vince Gironda
Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is far… — Charlie Chaplin
The only chance for victory over the brainwash is the right of every man to have his ideas judged one at a time. You never… — Ezra Pound
I thought I would keep it on the ground until I became familiar with it, but on account of the wind, I unexpectedly took to… — Arthur P. Warner
I saw for the first time the earth's shape. I could easily see the shores of continents, islands, great rivers, folds of the terrain, large… — Yuri Gagarin
Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring. — Fernando Alonso

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