21st Century: Query 190 (Angelina Jolie)
“If you have enough people sitting around telling you you’re wonderful, then you start believing you’re fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too!” ~ Angelina Jolie , an American actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards , she has been named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress multiple times. What does Jolie’s statement generally reveal about fame, whether one is an entertainer or politician? What is the danger of being surrounded mostly by sycophants and back slappers? How might a President of the United States improve his presidency by surrounding himself with “ a team of rivals ”?