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• Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting
  but never hit soft. -- Theodore Roosevel...
• Walk softly and carry a big stick. -- Theodore Roosevel
• Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevel
• In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
  The worst thing you can do is nothing. -- Theodore Roosevel...
• Never hit a man with glasses. Hit him with a baseball bat.