Power Quotes
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I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also, I know I was not a power hitter.
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Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin.
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The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of production will there be a chance for sustainability, justice and peace. Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative.
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Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.
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Socialists must be in favor of an aristocratic form of government. We must have the best men for the job . . . In the dictator you must have a man who has not only the power to govern but the force of character to impose himself as dictator whether you like him or not.
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Honestly, the egos and the quest and thirst for power is very prevalent in Washington.
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Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.
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I think the greatest lesson that power has to teach us is, once you've had it, once you are a part of it, you're never free.
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In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.
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Young voters may be growing up in an era of increased global connection, cooperation and commerce. But they're very open to politicians who tell them it is these very things that are keeping elites in power and keeping their generation down.
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Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.
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This essential coalition between royal military power and often dubious supernatural authority anticipated a similar alliance between the scientists and mathematical games theorists with the higher agents of government today, and was subject to similar corruptions, miscalculations, and hallucinations.
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The power to think as you wish to think is the only power over which you have absolute control.
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We have barely tapped the power that is ours. We are more than we know.
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Ahimsa is one of the world's great principles, which no power on earth can wipe out.
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Comedy often comes at the expense of others, and to do that smartly, you don't want to make fun of vulnerable people. You want to make fun of people in power, and so you need to really understand the dynamics of power.
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You can't just provide power, you also need public education.
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There is energy and power in a crisis.
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Love is a power greater than death, just like the songs and stories told.
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What you have in Iraq is not just a society coming apart like Yugoslavia or Congo. What is at stake is not just Iraq's stability but the balance of power in the region.
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The wild Indian power of escaping observation, even where there is little or no cover to hide in, was probably slowly acquired in hard hunting and fighting lessons while trying to approach game, take enemies by surprise, or get safely away when compelled to retreat.
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You always go back to what's been successful when under pressure but I'd be surprised if Clive was interested in the job. Unless, of course, he's got power over everything.
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The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.
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We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power.
