Enemies Quotes

"There are no enemies in science, professor. Only phenomena to study"

"This is technology that will not go away. And to risk it moving into the hands of a terrorist group like al Qaeda or to other focused enemies of the United States, would have tragic consequences"

John Sununu, Politician

"Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves the enemies of freedom. Countless people dare not say a thing because they know it will be picked up and made a song of by the press. That limits freedom"

Geoffrey Fisher, Clergyman

"But very often in politics we have the experience called up from my father when someone was trying to help him in the campaign: I can take care of my enemies, may the Good Lord save me from my friends"

Robert Foster Bennett, Politician

"The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials"

John Edwards, Politician

"I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies"

Sheryl Crow, Musician

"Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one"

John W. Vessey, Jr., Soldier

"Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they're willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies"

John Shelby Spong, Clergyman

"Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't"

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman

"So yeah, but from the show and as far as MTV I have a lot of friends, and from the challenges and the other shows, that I've met. I currently don't have any enemies that I know of"

Trishelle Cannatella, Celebrity

"Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own people"

Richard Perle, Public Servant

"Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces"

Richard Perle, Public Servant

"Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies"

Robert Trout, Journalist

"Forgive your enemies, but first get even"

Lester Cole

"We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon"

Kary Mullis, Scientist

"I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force"

William Whipple, Politician

"You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other"

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Musician

"The bombers were enemies of Islam and enemies of the country. We will do everything and anything needed to stop them"

Khaleda Zia, Statesman

"I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever"

William Shirley, Politician

"I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning"

Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher

"While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our military is focused on who may attack us"

John Linder, Politician

"Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies"

Kofi Busia, Statesman

"Here, I am looking for a document issued by a public attorney. I don't find. He is accused by the political leaders of the coalition, by his enemies, who said that he is guilty. That he deserves to be killed"

Jacques Verges, Lawyer

"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"

John H. Morgan

"In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too"

Lynn Johnston, Cartoonist

"War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible"

Jeanette Rankin, Politician

"I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy"

Chubby Checker, Musician

"I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life"

Elsa Maxwell, Writer

"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"

Charles Foster Bass, Politician

"I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive"

Barbara Deming, Author

"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"We are at war with enemies that still have the intent to do further damage to Americans at home and abroad"

Bradley A. Blakeman, Businessman

"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate"

Arthur Bloch

"Victimizers of children are the enemies of any so-called society"

Andrew Vachss, Author

"When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness"

Edvard Munch, Painter

"I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace, that we may not be mistaken by them for enemies"

Black Kettle, Leader

"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies"

Elizabeth Bowen, Novelist

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends"

J. K. Rowling, Author

"Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters"

Raymond Aron, Philosopher

"To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldn't wish my teens and 20s on my enemies"

Lionel Blue, Clergyman

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