The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
“The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.”
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The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
“The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.”
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“The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.”
“Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.”
“The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.”
“Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.”
“I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.”
“The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.”
“I paid attention how to land a big shot, like Oscar De La Hoya with the left hook.”
“The stunning thing about the world as it is, is that we have a tremendously large problem in it: namely, one-third of all human deaths, 80-million every year from poverty-related causes, trivial diseases and so on, and stunningly, nobody is really paying attention to it.”
“In my work at 'Entertainment Weekly,' I had written reviews and news stories about YA books and film franchises and was always moved by how smart and voracious and loyal the readers were. Everything we did got lots of attention and reaction.”
“The first rap CD that I had, it was so different for me. The energy, the wordplay, all that caught my attention, and I liked it.”
“I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog.”
“With its onslaught of never-ending choices, never-ending supply of relationships and obligations, the attention economy bulldozes the natural shape of our physical and psychological limits and turns impulses into bad habits.”