A Quote by Adrian Tan

It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions.

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Adrian Tan
Lawyer
Born: 1966

Be hated. One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions. Then one will gravitate towards the centre and settle into the average. That cannot be your role. There are a great many bad people in the world, and if you are not offending them, you must be bad yourself.

Adrian Tan

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