"Most people who get into power in the western world start with great intentions, but slowly they all become entrapped and hung by their own petard."

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Source : "This much I know: Dave Stewart". Interview with Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. August 11, 2012.

David A. Stewart

#People Quotes #World Quotes #Intention Quotes

“Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey. ... Prey, on the other hand, have eyes at the sides of their heads, because what they really need is peripheral vision, so they can tell when something is sneaking up behind them. Something like us.”
“It takes four private-sector jobs to support every public-sector employee.”
“The devil knows if he can capture your thought life he has won a mighty victory over you.”

Source : Smith Wigglesworth (2000). “Greater Works: Experiencing God’s Power”, p.25, Whitaker House
“Elizabeth Taylor. In her heyday, she was amazing.”
“It all sounds almost silly, but the fact is that the only way to change a corporate culture is to just change it.”

Source : Gordon Bethune (1999). “From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback”, Wiley
“People only love you as long as they're getting something of you, but the minute you say something they don't want to hear or do something they don't want to see, all the admiration drains from their hearts.”
“If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.”
“I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.”

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