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“One should not be too difficult. An artist should not treat himself like an enemy.”

Should Artist Difficult Enemy Treats Difficulty

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“It is easy to love one's enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life.”

Easy Difficult Enemy Fine Speech Everyday

Book:Framley parsonage

Source: Framley parsonage

“As a Marxist, let me add: if anyone tells you Lacan is difficult, this is class propaganda by the enemy.”

Ifs Difficult Enemy Class Let Me Add Propaganda Marxist Lacan

Author:Slavoj Žižek

“The enemies of the Soviet state calculate that the heavy loss we have borne will lead to disorder and confusion in our ranks. But their expectations are in vain: bitter disillusionment awaits them. He who is not blind sees that our party, during its difficult days, is closing its ranks still more closely, that it is united and unshakable.”

Stills States Difficult Loss United Party Enemy Expectations Blind Heavy Confusion Bitter Vain Disorder Soviet Closing Disillusionment Unshakable Difficult Days

Author:Lavrentiy Beria

“We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things, whilst those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders.”

Mind States Order Politics Difficult Enemy Economy Dangerous Bears Advantage Institutions Liberalism Introducing Doubtful Defenders Innovators Lukewarm

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“There is no weapon in the end as difficult to overcome as the tongue of an enemy.”

Ends Difficult Enemy Speech Weapons Overcoming Tongue

Book:Gods and Androids

Source: Gods and Androids

“Given the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to understand is the motivation of somebody who intentionally would seek to warn the nation's enemies of lawful programs created to protect the American people. And I hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

People Would Be Law Motivation Given Nations Difficult Enemy Issues Protect Concerned Program Related Privacy Scope Nsa

Author:Mitch McConnell

“We live in a world in which we are able to communicate very quickly in many different ways, and yet we find communicating more difficult than ever. When in fact we need communication more urgently than ever, because the enemies that threaten us are universal: drugs, illiteracy and crime. We have to fight against them together.”

World Way Needs Different Facts Able Together Fighting Difficult Enemy Crime Communication Drug Universal Communicate Different Ways Illiteracy

Author:Tom Cruise

“There is nothing so necessary, but at the same time there is nothing more difficult (I know it by experience) for you young fellows, than to know how to behave yourselves prudently towards those whom you do not like. Your passions are warm, and your heads are light; you hate all those who oppose your views, either of ambition or love; and a rival, in either, is almost a synonymous term for any enemy.”

Knows Light Young Hate Passion Difficult Term Views Enemy Know How Like You Behavior Ambition Fellows Warm Behave Rivals Rivalry

Author:Lord Chesterfield

“I shook Obama's hand and I said, 'I want to be your friend.' My hand is still outstretched. I am not Obama's enemy, but it's difficult not see imperialism in Washington. Those who don't see it don't want to see it, like the ostrich.”

Want Said Stills Hands Difficult Enemy Imperialism Ostriches

Author:Hugo Chavez