“Agree?” “Yes, ma’am.” “I don’t like subordinates always agreeing,” she said. “Sycophants have no place in my… — Jasper Fforde
“Agree?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“I don’t like subordinates always agreeing,” she said. “Sycophants have no place in my department. You’re to speak your mind when the opportunity calls for it.”
“How will I know when that is?”
“I shall inform you.”
p. 216Source: Wikiquote · CC BY-SA 4.0
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