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“I can't be a pessimist because I am alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter. So, I am forced to be an optimist. I am forced to believe that we can survive, whatever we must survive.”
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“Without training, they lacked knowledge.
Without knowledge, they lacked confidence.
Without confidence, they lacked victory.”
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Without knowledge, they lacked confidence.
Without confidence, they lacked victory.”
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“To manage fear you only need to believe you can do things.
To manage danger you must be able to do things.”
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To manage danger you must be able to do things.”
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“In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.”
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“Everyone sees the violence of the swollen river.
Few see the violence of the embankments that constrain it.”
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Few see the violence of the embankments that constrain it.”
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