"Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them."

-- Margaret Heffernan

#People Quotes #Agendas Quotes

“Apparently itâ€™s my fault that the Titanic sank.”
“People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You canâ€™t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.”
“The only way to escape misrepresentation is never to commit oneself to any critical judgement that makes an impact - that is, never to say anything. I still, however think that the best way to promote profitable discussion is to be as clear as possible with oneself about what one sees and judges, to try and establish the essential discriminations in the given field of interest, and to state them as clearly as one can (for disagreement, if necessary).”

Source : 1948 The Great Tradition, ch.1. Leavis, Q(ueenie) D(orothy) 1906-81 British literary critic.
“Let me tell you that every misery I miss is a new blessing.”
“I didn't know I was even supposed to HAVE issues until I came to America”
“We love playing music but were too weird to play music.”
“As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.”
“The readers who commited suicide after reading 'Werther' were not ideal but merely sentimental readers.”

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