"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."

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Source : Quoted in Wall Street Journal, 8 Sept. 1977

Dean Acheson

#Funny Quotes #Accountability Quotes #Political Quotes

“Perseverance can lend the appearance of dignity and grandeur to many actions, just as silence in company affords wisdom and apparent intelligence to a stupid person.”
“People need to be able take the hint on Snapchat, like in real life. If you're always the snapper and never the snappee, then maybe they're just not that into you.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“Christian hypocrites who pretend to hate life and love death. He may talk about the soul-what he is after is the girl Love means suffering-those who love drag a chain with them. To her it was not a belief but a certainty Trifling incident gains importance when undue emphasis is laid.”

Source : Georg Ebers “The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers”, Library of Alexandria
“One of my rules is, if Jesus or Taylor [Swift] calls, I take the call.”
“I'm always listening and watching; my ear is like a boom mike. And judging, frankly. Constantly judging.”
“I love great animation.”
“The reverse side of the coin in having this extraordinary ability to go anywhere, is that no one anywhere is remote any more.”
“Auschwitz is a place in which tragedy cannot occur.”

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