Edwin Hubbell Chapin Quotes

In this world the inclination to do things is of more importance than the mere power.

Edwin Hubbell Chapin

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• People desire power. I don't know why they want it so. It seems to me it implies a hugely superior intellect which separates them from most of the populace.

  

  F. Murray Abraham
  • People
  • Why
  • Power

• An act of unilateral nuclear disarmament by a European power would have a much more lasting impact than all the sanctions under consideration. Sanctions, as we know from the example of Iraq, always affect the least powerful citizens the most.

  

  Tariq Ali
  • Power
  • Powerful
  • Impact

• You have to see if the batsman is coming out, if he is staying back, what his grip is like, to gauge his intentions. A common trend I have observed is, a lot of batsmen change their grips when they are looking to hit: normally they either go high or slide their hand to the bottom of the handle to get maximum power.

  

  Harbhajan Singh
  • Power
  • High
  • Change

• Perhaps gaining power doesn't cause people to act like takers. It simply creates the opportunity for people who think like takers to express themselves.

  

  Adam Grant
  • People
  • Power
  • Opportunity

• I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be.

  

  Ofra Haza
  • God
  • Done
  • Power

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

  

  Lata Mangeshkar
  • God
  • Believe
  • Power

• It's quite complicated and sounds circular, but we've worked out a way of calculate a Web site's importance.

  

  Larry Page
  • Way
  • Complicated
  • Importance

• I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.

  

  Salma Hayek
  • Mind
  • Love
  • Power

• I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

  

  Mahmoud Darwish
  • Believe
  • Power
  • Light

• I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a power you're born with. It's not a physical thing, it comes from inside. It's all in the eyes.

  

  Tara Reid
  • Power
  • Eyes
  • Sexy

• 'It is praiseworthy when you give not only to your power but beyond your power.'

  

  T. B. Joshua
  • Power

• Ideally there should not be a men’s movement but a gender transition movement; only the power of the women’s movement necessitates the temporary corrective of a men’s movement. And this creates a special challenge for men: There are few political movements filled with healthy people, yet few healthy changes have occurred without political movements.

  

  Warren Farrell
  • People
  • Men
  • Women

• A big part of our plan will be unleashing the power of the private sector to create more jobs at higher pay. And that means for us, creating an infrastructure bank to get private funds off the sidelines and complement our private investments.

  

  Hillary Clinton
  • Power

• Do what nature now requires. Set thyself in motion, if it is in thy power, and do not look about thee to see if any one will observe it; nor yet expect Plato's Republic: but be content if the smallest thing goes on well, and consider such an event to be no small matter.

  

  Marcus Aurelius
  • Power
  • Nature
  • Small

• It is only when it takes the form of physical addiction that sex is evil. It is also evil when it manifests itself as a way of satisfying the lust for power or the climber's craving for position and social distinction.

  

  Aldous Huxley
  • Power
  • Evil
  • Sex

• I want to stress again that human rights are not peripheral to the foreign policy of the United States. Our pursuit of human rights is part of a broad effort to use our great power and our tremendous influence in the service of creating a better world, a world in which human beings can live in peace, in freedom, and with their basic needs adequately met.

  

  Jimmy Carter
  • World
  • Great
  • Live

• The Greeks understood the mysterious power of the underside of things. They are the ones who gave us one of the most beautiful words in our language, the word enthusiasm. - Εν Θεος - A God within.

  

  Louis Pasteur
  • God
  • Power
  • Words

• In order to build anything from factories to schools to hospitals, one must jump through a series of regulatory hoops, giving EPA veto power over any major projects.

  

  Jim Inhofe
  • Power
  • Giving
  • Jump

• It's a rare film that has staying power. 'A Christmas Story' is not just a funny movie but something that connects with people.

  

  Peter Billingsley
  • People
  • Power
  • Movie

• A good villain exudes charisma and power. He has principles, though; that just gives him a level of dimension. It makes him seem to be a bit unpredictable, because he's usually deemed as some type of evil, ruthless person, and then he shows you his principles, and you don't know what to think of it.

  

  Terrence LeVarr Thornton
  • Good
  • Power
  • Evil

• This quarterback Weeden can drive the ball down field. He's a thing of beauty on throwing a football. His passing motion and his arm, frankly, you won't see a more gifted passer, power, accuracy, the entire aspect of it.

  

  Jerry Jones
  • Power
  • Football

• When I'm training for 'True Blood,' I don't eat any sugar except for some fruit here and there. So it's no sugar, no bread, no real carbs all day.

  

  Joe Manganiello
  • Real
  • True
  • Training

• It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.

  

  Kevin Hart
  • Character

• In this world the inclination to do things is of more importance than the mere power.

  

  Edwin Hubbell Chapin
  • Power
  • Importance
  • Inclination