Power Quotes
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Western civilization is passing through a social revolution unparalleled in history for scope and power. Its coming was inevitable. ...By universal consent this social crisis is the overshadowing problem of our generation.
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I'm not a religious person by any means. But I certainly believe in some kind of a higher power and something looking out for me. I've definitely had angels that have either guided me or helped me through moments in my life, without a doubt.
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It did not prepare me for writing or 'Power of Attorney.' However, what it did is that it forced me out of the DA's office. I stopped getting that county check.
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When forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law, peace is considered already broken.
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This is the power of the powerful to define, to structure, to say, 'This is the way the world works.' It's enormous power. Among the powers of the weak, I think the first one is the power not to believe the powerful.
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The people of the United States will not tolerate another deep depression that arises not from any lack of natural resources, productive capacity or man and brain power, but solely from imperfections in the functioning of the system of finance capitalism.
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On reflection, moral judgment in the arts appears rather as a tribute to their power to influence emotion and possibly conduct. And reflecting further on what some critics do today, one sees that a good many have merely shifted the ground of their moralism, transferring their impulse of righteousness to politics and social issues.
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Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.
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There is a great force in renunciation of power that those who are blinded by the lust for domination cannot understand because those who truly love do not desire power.
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Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.
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Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?
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My three years in politics was very instructive about the way in which the appetite for political power can destroy a human mind, destroy principles and values, and transform people into little monsters.
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Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.
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We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.
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If kids can forget their own mothers but still have a sense of comrade Lenin, then Soviet power really is here to stay!
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Big fish eat small fish with as much right as they have power.
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The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.
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When he has the power to see things detached from self-interest and from the insistent claims of the lust of the senses, then alone can he have the true vision of the beauty that is everywhere.
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I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express."
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I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the umpire tries to show off that power to him. Unfortunately, since I signed my contract my strike zone has suddenly become a lot larger.
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I try to do stories that make a difference - stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to hear - and usually what drives me is to do stories about people who have no voice, people who have no political power, people who are overlooked by society.
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Architecture has the power to create order out of unholy confusion.
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I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation.
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Multi-touch sensing was designed to allow nontechies to do masterful things while allowing power users to be even more virtuosic.
