Power Quotes
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For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.
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'Higher Power' was the result of a personal experience: a friend of mine who went through the process of addiction and recovery. It's a very, very tough thing - very easy to become addicted and very, very hard to become a recovering addict.
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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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Ardent, intelligent, sweet, sensitive, cultivated, erudite. These are the adjectives of praise in an androgynous world. Those who consider them epithets of shame or folly ought not to be trusted with leadership, for they will be men hot for power and revenge, certain of right and wrong.
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If a man will stand up and assert, and repeat and re-assert, that two and two do not make four, I know nothing in the power of argument that can stop him.
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There is no problem outside of you that is superior to the power within you.
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Yes, there were piano bands and great rock pianists, from Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard to Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, and Elton John. But something about the electric guitar speaks of more than music - it epitomizes and gives voice to the rebellion, power, and sexuality of rock.
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It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils.
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Once upon a time, I thought that politics was the name we gave to our higher instincts. That was before Margaret Thatcher, who came to power when I was 11 years old.
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I think everyone has knockout power. I mean, it's the heavyweight division.
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Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.
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Egypt has great potential because of the latent power of its human capital.
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Power, like fear, had a taste. But power tasted better.
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It's a rule worth having in mind. Income almost always flows along the same axis as power but in the opposite direction.
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Lemony Snicket: (narrating) Reading poetry, even if you are only reading to find a secret message within its words, can often give one a feeling of power, the way you can feel powerful if you are the only one who brought an umbrella on a rainy day, or the only one who knows how to untie knots when you're taken hostage.
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The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not translate to the lived reality of most queer people.
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Especially in the food business, critics take very seriously how much power they have. They can shut a restaurant down.
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I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I'm white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.
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We are proving that Latinos have the power to connect with an audience on a global level without having to leave our identity behind.
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The word 'comfort' comes from the Latin words for 'with' and 'strength' and originally meant operating from a position of power.
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I'm not trying to get power over white. I'm involved in a freedom struggle. Not a power struggle.
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If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels.
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Destiny isn't something you make as you're told. By overcoming difficulties, life and this whole world can advance forward. That's what destiny is for. A world that has lost the power to advance forward, will be destroyed - Aladdin
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To speak of the impotence of power is no longer a witty paradox.
