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\u201cChoose your enemies carefully, \u2019cause they will define you
Make them interesting \u2019cause in some ways they will mind you
They\u2019re not there in the beginning but when your story ends
Gonna last with you longer than your friends\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2014 \u201cCedars of Lebanon<\/a>\u201c, from the U2 album No Line On The Horizon<\/a>\"\"<\/em>. Lyrics by Bono.<\/div>\n
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\u201cChoose your enemies carefully, \u2019cause they will define youMake them interesting \u2019cause in some ways they will mind youThey\u2019re not there in the beginning but when your story endsGonna last with you longer than your friends\u201d \u2014 \u201cCedars of Lebanon\u201c, from the U2 album No Line On The Horizon. 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