Famous quote by Joan Didion

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"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect"

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This quote is written / told by Joan Didion somewhere between December 5, 1934 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

Jose Rizal, Writer

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"

"The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance"

"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty"

"I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat"

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free"