Public Figures Quotes

“I will no longer let the fear of vicious comments or replies stop me from speaking what I believe to be right. I will also never give a message that everybody will agree with. I know that even my most faithful followers will never agree 100% with what I say. I also know that they know that and are fine with it.

I am done letting the bullies win. They won’t anymore. Not here.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“I was receiving at least ninety-nine incredible, positive, and life-changing responses for every negative or abusive one, yet I couldn’t stop looking at the one percent. I couldn’t get them out of my mind. I let them kill my excitement. I let them destroy my love for what I was doing. I let them shut me down. I let them bully me into changing the way I did things around here.

I almost stopped. I almost gave up. I almost quit writing.

But every time, I remembered my dad.

He taught me better than that.

And I forced myself to be excited again. I forced myself to see the goal and vision of why I was excited in the first place. I forced myself to start skipping over the negative replies and start diving into the loving ones.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“I said once that lies have no rights against truth. I was wrong. In daily life, it's the truth that's disenfranchised. What fits the popular narrative, what makes an observer happy with the consistency of events, is what is believed.”
― Adrian Lamo

“It's my job to play this role that I'm cast in to the very best of my ability, the same as any other actor. You can't possibly be yourself in the public eye. All the little things that make us human don't stand up under the scrutiny of the camera. [on being a public figure]”
― Adrian Lamo

“The more power we gain to influence the lives of others, the more humble we must become, or else, our downfall is ensured.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“The public figures whom led a King's life on people's feet and their money are regarded as the 'Mother' and 'Father' of Tamil Nadu, whereas the public who raised on their own foot and their earnings are regarded as the fraudulent, red alert, it's the lockdown time”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Victor Volcano (Sonnet for Haters)

Haters keep yelling slurs,
Then wonder and despond,
Why do I always keep quite,
Why do I never respond!
I am not a slave you bought,
At an arabian slave market.
I am not your domestic pet,
To exist for your amazement.
I ain't no circus or zoo animal,
To sit 'n bear slurs, you fool.
My name is Victor Volcano,
You're safe, so long as I'm cool.
That's why I keep quite 'n walk away.
If I ever retaliate, haters will fade away.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers

“We expect our politicians and public figures to be just like us; that is, until they admit to being tired, run-down or - the very worst - bored. Perhaps it's a reflection of our nation's tall poppy syndrome, or maybe we simply want those who represent us to represent only the very best of us, not our day-to-day selves who also get tired or sick or cranky. None of us is perfect, but our representatives must be perfection personified: of unwavering good judgement and with a superhuman body and mind. They must also be capable of perfect restorative sleep, except when we demand them to work for us around the clock.”
― Fleur Anderson, On Sleep

“People will sincerely respect you if you have been there for them way before reaching the spotlight and maintain the same character after reaching the spotlight.”
― Saaif Alam