"By identifying with the powerful, the disempowered achieve a measure of safety, at least for a moment. By doing the bidding of those in power, they become a necessary part of the system, useful so long as they serve to contain the stirrings and strivings of the oppressed. By making the rules and values of their oppressor their own, they separate themselves from the rest of their group and, temporarily at least, assuage the pain of their stigmatized status."

-- Lillian B. Rubin

#Pain Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Long Quotes

“Our expensive welfare state is fueled by the destructive notion that 'greed' is when you want to keep your own money but 'compassion' is when you want to take somebody else's.”
“Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.”

Source : Joseph M. Juran (1995). “Managerial Breakthrough: The Classic Book on Improving Management Performance”
“Leaders live by choice, not by accident.”
“If I know what my finale is when I'm writing a screenplay, then I don't always have to chart out every scene before that. I can adequately find my way. I'm experienced enough to do that.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Eve is a twofold mystery.”
“There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.”
“Dialogue is the fundamental unfolding of a gift of oneself to another.”
“I never wanted to be a career politician. I always am interested just to take on challenges that everyone says are impossible to do and to take it on.”

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