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“All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.”

Sun Tzu (-543–-495 BC) ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty

人皆知我所以勝之形,而莫知吾所以制勝之形。
Source: The Art of War, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths

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“Miss! Never trust a Jew!”

Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Serbian American inventor

To a secretary, as quoted in Tesla: Man Out of Time (1998) by Margaret Cheney, p. 127 (footnote). https://books.google.pl/books/about/Tesla.html?id=HIuK7iLO9zgC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Never%20trust%20a%20Jew&f=false
Tesla's anti-Semitism appeared sporadic and was unusual among gentiles of his time.

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“Time is still the best critic, and patience the best teacher.”

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Polish composer

As quoted in Chopin : Pianist and Teacher as Seen by His Pupils.
Source: Chopin : Pianist and Teacher as Seen by His Pupils (1986) by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Roy Howat, Naomi Shohet, and Krysia Osostowicz, p. 23

Rick Riordan photo
Jane Goodall quote: “Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?”
Jane Goodall photo
Bob Marley quote: “Don't worry about a thing,
'Cos every little thing is gonna be alright.”
Bob Marley photo

“Don't worry about a thing,
'Cos every little thing is gonna be alright.”

Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician

Three Little Birds, from the album Exodus (1977)
Song lyrics

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Billie Eilish photo

“Bing? Who the fuck uses Bing?”

Billie Eilish (2001) American singer-songwriter

After being asked "What about Bing?", after stating stats of 152 million Google searches for her name, in "Billie Eilish: Same Interview, The Third Year", Vanity Fair (25 November 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YltHGKX80Y8

Mwanandeke Kindembo photo
Mwanandeke Kindembo photo
Friedrich Nietzsche photo

“The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
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“Just because you're paranoid, does not mean they're not out to get you.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

Song lyrics, Nevermind (1991)
Variant: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
Source: This quote is generally attributed to Joseph Heller from his novel Catch-22, although it appears to be from the film version only (screenplay by Buck Henry.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AParanoia Territorial Pissings.

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“I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.”

Marilyn Manson (1969) American rock musician and actor

Variant: I never said to be like me, I say be yourself and make a difference.