Famous quote by Fernando Flores

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I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my
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"I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power"

- Fernando Flores

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Fernando Flores is highlighting the importance of communication, fact, and rely on his quote. He is recommending that these 3 elements are necessary for power. He is also recommending that his jail time was a transformative experience for him. He picked not to inform a victim story about his jail time, but instead selected to tell a story about how it changed his outlook. He is suggesting that his jail time was a learning experience and that it taught him the value of interaction, truth, and trust. He is emphasizing that these 3 components are important for power which they must be valued and appreciated. He is likewise suggesting that his jail time was a positive experience because it taught him the importance of these three components.

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Chile Flag This quote is written / told by Fernando Flores somewhere between January 9, 1943 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from Chile. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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