"He's a survivor -- he knows when to go into hiding when necessary, " he told CNN.

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He had a price on his head, has been shot at and once had to go into hiding.

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Atlas shrugged is becoming reality and you will be one of the successful people that do not go into hiding.

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Eventually, I came to a realization: I refused to be part of a stigma and go into hiding because of embarrassment.

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She has received hate mail and death threats, leading her to go into hiding, continuing her Pentagon work by laptop from home.

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Natisha Nodder, 37, and Stephen Ebbutt, 44, from Boston, Lincolnshire, helped Stephen Sleaford go into hiding after he stabbed Janusz Smoderek in 2011.

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March is the time of year when I go into hiding because I don't want to annoy my friends by reminding them that college basketball bites.

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While few details about his contribution were available Tuesday, Algerian authorities said he had raised the alarm that allowed plant workers to shut down operations and go into hiding.

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