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In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but… — Sun Tzu
It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not… — Sun Tzu
International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would hope, that men… — J. William Fulbright
Of all the joint ventures in which we might engage, the most productive, in my view, is educational exchange. I have always had great difficulty-since… — J. William Fulbright
I'd rather teach peace. — Colman McCarthy
we must go on fighting for basic education for all, but also emphasize the importance of the content of education. We have to make sure… — Amartya Sen
Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy. — Ralph Connor
The average player would rather play than watch. Those who don't play can't possibly appreciate the subtleties of the game. Trying to get their attention… — Bob Toski
It would have been sad for me to spend my life just trying to superimpose stuff on people rather than trying to encourage them to… — Fred Rogers
Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than… — Abraham Lincoln
Biggest question: Isn't it really 'customer helping' rather than customer service? And wouldn't you deliver better service if you thought of it that way? — Jeffrey Gitomer
The biggest reason that positive endings don't happen is because employees are trained on policies and rules rather than principles. — Jeffrey Gitomer
Zappos uses call center technology to track average call time per agent. But the goal isn't to reduce this average - it's more important that… — Tony Hsieh
Habit is second nature, or rather . . . ten times nature. — William James
Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain… — William James
Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship. — Don Meyer
I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven. — Norm Sloan
An artist paints, dances, draws, writes, designs, or acts at the expanding edge of consciousness. We press into the unknown rather than the known. This… — Julia Cameron
We call it a Society; and go about professing openly the totalest separation, isolation. Our life is not a mutual helpfulness; but rather, cloaked under… — Thomas Carlyle
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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