“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
“Competitors punch you in the jaw, but investors have you by the balls.”
"How to Fund a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html, November 2005
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