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It's a delicate balancing act to work closely with the U.S. without looking like a sycophant, I'm sure he's aware of that.

James Blanchard

SYCOPHANT, n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor. As the lean leech, its victim found, is pleased To fix itself upon a part diseased Till, its black hide distended with bad blood, It drops to die of surfeit in the mud, So the base sycophant with joy descries His neighbor's wea.

Ambrose Bierce

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

Billy Wilder