William Wordsworth Quotes

Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, And reason, in her most exalted mood.

William Wordsworth

• Mind
• Power
• Imagination
• Vision

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• At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.

  

  Kate Christensen
  • Up
  • Love
  • Power

• Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.

  

  Walt Disney
  • World
  • Long
  • Imagination

• The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.

  

  Radhanath Swami
  • Mind
  • Remember
  • Spiritual

• The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Power
  • Hurt
  • Lies

• When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.

  

  Dan Byrd
  • School
  • Power
  • High

• The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

  

  Carl Jung
  • Play
  • Imagination
  • Debt

• The Bushes were certainly part of Texas in their mind, but they didn't have the kind of political flavor that you normally find in Texas politicians. It's just Texas is such a unique place to itself that politically, at least so far, they haven't found anybody to play nationally.

  

  Gail Collins
  • Mind
  • Political
  • Unique

• Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.

  

  Mahalia Jackson
  • God
  • Mind
  • Remember

• I gather inspiration from all aspects of my life and things I see: love, heartache, mistakes, hopes, regrets, successes and faith. And it helps to have a wild imagination.

  

  Wendy Higgins
  • Life
  • Inspiration
  • Hopes

• I am fortunate to have the ability to lend my name to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne. It will be a state-of-the-art facility to help heal the whole person - body, mind and spirit.

  

  Olivia Newton-John
  • Mind
  • Help
  • Spirit

• I believe in one power, and that is the hand of God. I respect all religions.

  

  Lata Mangeshkar
  • God
  • Believe
  • Power

• There's no great mystery to acting. It's a very simple thing to do but you have to work hard at it. It's about asking questions and using your imagination.

  

  Eddie Marsan
  • Work
  • Great
  • Simple

• Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Good
  • America
  • Democracy

• There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

  

  Washington Irving
  • Love
  • For Her
  • Grief

• I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday morning news shows on TV and felt strongly about issues of power, control, sexuality and race.

  

  Barbara Kruger
  • Power
  • Control
  • Morning

• Every director's so different. Everybody has their own modus operandi and I love getting to know different directors in the way they work. David O. Russell is very exciting to be with because he's got a mind like quicksilver.

  

  Jacki Weaver
  • Work
  • Different
  • Mind

• Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.

  

  Victoria Jackson
  • People
  • Mind
  • Money

• Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power.

  

  Orison Swett Marden
  • Good
  • Power
  • Nature

• Donald Trump's rise is certainly a symptom of our fading virtue and faith, but ironically, he may well be our only hope for finding our way back to bolder expressions of them.

  

  Eric Metaxas
  • May
  • Hope
  • Faith

• You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

  

  Judith Light
  • Model
  • Patience
  • Example

• I love Taylor Swift, and I've always been such a fan of her.

  

  Kelsea Ballerini

• The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source of war is not the existence of nuclear weapons or other arms. It is the minds of human beings who decide to push the button and to use those arms out of hatred, anger or greed.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Real
  • War
  • Peace

• There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held command, if I had fallen, there were 10,000 behind who would have followed the contest to the end and never surrendered the Union.

  

  Ulysses S. Grant
  • Men
  • Done

• Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, And reason, in her most exalted mood.

  

  William Wordsworth
  • Mind
  • Power
  • Imagination