Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.
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If we don't change from a world society that worships money and power to one that worships compassion and generosity, I think we'll be extinct by mid-century. I don't say that as an alarmist or as a pessimist.
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All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
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When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.
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The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The power to shape Oregon's future remains where it has always been - in our collective hands.
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Dissolution and custody matters are the great equalizers. Having done this for a while, you do realize that everybody has the same issues. It doesn't matter how much money you have or how much power you have, you are always afraid you're never going to see your child.
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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I have gone from being a 21-year-old with wide eyes to a 24-year-old woman. With success comes a lot of responsibility and power.
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I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.
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Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.
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Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are.
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Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.
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The expression that there is nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to express, no desire to express, together with the obligation to express.
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Without unleashing the power of life-destroying missiles or forcing obedience to a particular law, rainbows dissolve preoccupation with the predictably ordinary and encourage belief in the extra-ordinary. Such belief, such inspiration, provides much more than passive hopefulness.
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The poem, through candor, brings back a power again That gives a candid kind to everything.
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The politician may change sides so frequently as to find himself always in the majority, but most politicians have a preference for one party to the other, and subordinate their love of power to this preference.
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Women have demanded and gotten better jobs and more power. But the one thing we deserve is a better relationship with ourselves.
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There is so much power at your fingertips! Use it!
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You don't want to play the same roles or do the same genre.
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I can't stand having cold air blowing in my ears, so when it's cold at my house, or if I am outside, I am going to have my ears covered up.
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Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.
