"No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion."

-- Robert Peel

#Public Opinion Quotes #Opinion Quotes #Ministers Quotes

“One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care.”
“...it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.”
“One thing I am really dying to do, while I'm still young and in shape, is an action movie. I would love to do a Lara Croft type of thing that's really physical and tough. I want to have a gun and do martial arts. I would love to get paid to get into the best shape of my life.”

Source : "Megalyn Echikunwoke Talks Showtime’s HOUSE OF LIES, DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, and NBC Pilot BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 29, 2012.
“The top threat that gets very little focus from Washington these days is what Adm. Mike Mullen identified as the biggest threat to the U.S.: the American debt.”

Source : "Congress at War". www.politico.com. July, 2015.
“Cinderella's glass shoe was the perfect size.... so why did it slip off as she ran?- It must have been to attract the attention of Prince Charming.. I don't see any other explanation”
“When the correct technique feels wrong, different and confusing there is change and grow”
“People are generally resistant to teaching and training because it requires effort. This clashes with the natural wiring of human adults: We are fundamentally lazy.”
“The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties of human excellence may be fostered by faiths that we do not share.”

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