"People don't give up power and privilege out of the goodness of their hearts."

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Rachel Holmes

#Giving Up Quotes #Don't Give Up Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I've met them [Barack and Michelle Obama] before at fundraisers and things. But to actually meet them in the space where they dwell and make the most important decisions is a totally different experience.”

Source : Source: uproxx.com
“Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.”

Source : Vernon L. Smith (2008). “Discovery - A Memoir”, p.123, AuthorHouse
“My predictions are notably inaccurate”
“I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.”
“I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.”
“I've learnt so much from every film and every director - a new perspective, a greater appreciation of the art.”
“I find it hard to understand why those who demand Unitary Education by the State do not also demand a Unitary Press by the State... Either the State is infallible, in which case we could not do better than to submit to it the entire domain of intelligent thought, or it is not, in which case it is no more rational to hand over education to it than the press.”
“Contradictions in human character are one of its most consistent notes ...”

Source : Muriel Spark (2014). “Loitering with Intent”, p.16, New Directions Publishing

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