Quote by Don Delillo
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely

People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power. – Don DeLillo

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Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to share what they know but because they need the company of the like-minded, the fellow afflicted. – Don Delillo

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Secrets
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In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society thats filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. – Don DeLillo

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Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom. – Don DeLillo

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Power is the ability to get things done. – Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive. – Roland Barthes

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Power (n): The only narcotic regulated by the SEC instead of the FDA. – Anon.

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Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. – William Pitt

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