Power Quotes
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Nothing in life possesses value except the degree of power--assuming that life itself is the will to power.
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The ruling power within, when it is in its natural state, is so related to outer circumstances that it easily changes to accord with what can be done and what is given it to do.
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Is it not a thing divine to have a smile which, none know how, has the power to lighten the weight of that enormous chain which all the living in common drag behind them?
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Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father.
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How the horse dominated the mind of the early races especially of the Mediterranean! You were a lord if you had a horse. Far back, far back in our dark soul the horse prances...The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action in man!
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We haven't lost romance in the digital age, but we may be neglecting it. In doing so, antiquated art forms are taking on new importance. The power of a handwritten letter is greater than ever. It's personal and deliberate and means more than an e-mail or text ever will.
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We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.
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The will of the people, moreover, practically means the will of the most numerous or the most active part of the people; the majority, or those who succeed in making themselves accepted as the majority; type people, consequently, may desire to oppress a part of their number; and precautions are as much needed against this as against any other abuse of power.
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We must see with our own eyes and not accept any laid-down tradition as if it had some magical power in it.
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The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful.
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We make all the decisions on our records... We have complete veto power.
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Bill Clinton, who packs his own star power, has been a big draw as well as a big drag on his wife's campaign.
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There are many different kinds of power. True power comes from serving and helping others. Such behavior makes people respect you. They are willing to listen to your views and advice, and they support you. The energy of many people is thus channeled through one person. This kind of power is positive and authentic.
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If he's alive, everything is in his power! Whose fault is it that he doesn't understand that?
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One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.
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I have a dream that in the not-too-distant future, Visy Tumut will spend around $100 m to expand our clean energy generation here and take in additional waste forest wood to generate clean renewable energy and sell it into the power grid.
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Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur. Within your own home, you can be a powerful woman as a mother, influencing your children's lives.
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What it comes down to is I don't mind if Superman kills people because he has no reason not to kill people. I know that one of the tenets of the character is that he doesn't, but the reason that he doesn't is because having that much power makes you responsible for weaker people.
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No man is free who is not master of himself... Is freedom anything else than the power of living as we choose?
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There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.
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The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to disarm the people. Such a flagitious attempt could only be made under some general pretense by a state legislature. But if in any blind pursuit of inordinate power, either should attempt it, this amendment may be appealed to as a restraint on both.
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I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion.
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Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee.
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All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself.
