When you have an opportunity to learn, you become smarter at more things. Having run government for four years, and being in charge of 26 departments, that's an education. So I think I'm savvier today. And probably more cynical.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ventura notes that leading government departments educated him but also made him more cynical over time.
- In plain terms
- Leading government taught him much but also made him cynical.
- What can you take from it?
- Government experience teaches lessons but can breed cynicism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does power always lead to cynicism?
- What did politics teach you?
Another view
Cynicism can reduce effectiveness in problem solving.
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