Power Quotes
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When I finished 'True History of the Kelly Gang,' I realised that Faulkner had not lost his power over me.
Peter Carey
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You shall not pile, with servile toil, Your monuments upon my breast, Nor yet within the common soil Lay down the wreck of power to rest, Where man can boast that he has trod On him that was 'the scourge of God.'
Edward Everett
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Receptiveness is a rare and massive power, like fortitude.
George Eliot
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I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational decision, to drain people of their free will - and a hell of a lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all. For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.
Gene Roddenberry
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Until a man selects a DEFINITE PURPOSE IN LIFE, he dissipates his energies & spreads his thoughts over so many subjects & in so many different directions that they lead not to power, but to indecision & weakness.
Napoleon Hill
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A creature revolting against a creator is revolting against the source of his own powers-including even his power to revolt...It is like the scent of a flower trying to destroy the flower.
C. S. Lewis
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What I will say - one thing that is attractive about getting a real film made within the studio system is that studio systems, with their marketing and distribution, have real power.
Bennett Miller
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How much fame, money and power does a woman have to achieve on her own before you can punch her in the face?
P. J. O'Rourke
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A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obstacles imposed by inanimate nature are not insuperable. The real obstacles lie in the heart of man, and the cure for these is a firm hope, informed and fortified by thought.
Bertrand Russell
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The waste from power plants is essentially what is left over when you burn coal. And as we all know, coal is a relatively dirty mineral.
Charles Duhigg
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The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand, and nobody cares about its color.
Daniel James, Jr.
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But that we shall be better and braver and less helpless if we think that we ought to enquire, than we should have been if we indulged in the idle fancy that there was no knowing and no use in seeking to know what we do not know; - that is a theme upon which I am ready to fight, in word and deed, to the utmost of my power.
Plato
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First you give life and action and guidance to ideas, then they take on power of their own and sweep aside all opposition.
Napoleon Hill
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I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.
Queen Rania of Jordan
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What I know for sure: Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.
Oprah Winfrey
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We always had power shortages in the country. I was living right next to the border with China, and it was the only country I could compare to my own. When I looked across the river, it was a completely different world - there were no people dying. It looked like a place full of colour, and that's what confused me.
Lee Hyeon-seo
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Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.
Oprah Winfrey
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As President, I'll invest in renewable energies like wind power, solar power, and the next generation of homegrown biofuels. That's how America is going to free itself from our dependence on foreign oil. Not through short-term gimmicks, but through a real, long-term commitment to transform our energy sector.
Barack Obama
