Colin Powell (1937) Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general
Variant: You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
“If you could hold your nose to avoid a stink, or close your eyes to cut out a sight, why not shut off your brain to avoid a thought?”
— Katherine Paterson, book Jacob Have I Loved
Source: Jacob Have I Loved
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American children's writer born and mainly raised in China 1932Related quotes
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