"Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible."

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Frank Herbert

#Power Quotes #Political Quotes #Doe Quotes

“The American dream is at jeopardy. This president [Obama] has defined the American dream as more dependence on the government. We need to restore the American dream so it's more about opportunity and growth and not redistribution.”
“Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step.”
“I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention.”
“I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.”
“Jokes often arise involuntarily, like dreams, and tend to be swiftly forgotten. From these similarities Freud inferred that jokes and dreams share a common origin in the unconscious. Both are essentially means of outwitting our inner 'censor.”

Source : Jim Holt (2008). “Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes”, p.70, W. W. Norton & Company
“You know what I want, above all things? I want people who are aware of my music right now, to believe in change.”
“If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.”
“Black coffeeâ€™s a lot like whiskey, you know? All devil and no trimminâ€™s. Always liked my sins pure and take it as it comes.”

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