Power Quotes
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Life only avails, not the having lived. Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.
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O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but more wisdom with which to make wiser use of the riches you gave me at birth, consisting in the power to control and direct my own mind to whatever ends I might desire.
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The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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I just believe in the goodwill of people, the power of people to do something positive.
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The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.
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I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
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A lot of can't deal with life because they lack the patience to become who they want to be.... Everything happens by process. If you don't go through the process to get it, you don't have the power to keep it.
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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.
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We have plenty of technologies we could use to destroy the planet, and we don't. There's more love on this planet than hate; there's more creativity than destructive power.
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Radium, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898, was especially popular: the 'it' element of its day. Radium glows an eerie blue-green in the dark, giving off light for years without any apparent power source. People had never seen anything like it.
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
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I think there's no greater healing power than music.
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The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.
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Owning a great golf course gives you great power.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.
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You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live
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I'm very close with my higher power. I have a very strong connection with it.
