Power Quotes
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Schopenhauer had been Hitler's philosophical god in the early days. In power it was Nietzsche.
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As we now know, cyberspace did not liberate human society from pre-existing socioeconomic hierarchies and power structures.
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Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.
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Engineers are behind the cars we drive, the pills we pop and the way we power our homes.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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There is no limit of degradation to which power cannot bring anyone even with the loftiest principles. We would hope that being unprepared for power, they would be ineffective. Their task is not "seize power" (those who use this term show that they seek personal power for themselves) but to abolish the bases for power. Power to all means power to nobody in particular.
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On thee, Jesus, all our hopes depend. In thee all power is vested, even power to make sinful creatures instrumental in enlightening the heathen.
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And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.
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He who has mastery over his incensive power has mastery also over the demons. But anyone who is a slave to it is a stranger to the ways of the Saviour, for as the Saviour enjoined us: 'Learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart: and you will find rest for your souls' (Mt. 11:29). Now if a man abstains from food and drink, but becomes incensed to wrath because of evil thoughts, he is like a ship sailing the open sea with a demon for a pilot.
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You know that book 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking', by Susan Cain? That's like my manifesto. The older I get, the more I think I could be a hermit.
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I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.
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India's infrastructure deficit in terms of roads, railways, power, and ports needs to be addressed on a fast-track basis.
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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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He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
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The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of self-motivation.
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The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.
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A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power.
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It is important to take into account the total power cost borne by consumers after taking into account what they spend on inverters and gensets.
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Law has the power to compel: indeed, the ability to enforce is a condition of the ability to command.
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Once all the power goes out, there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars.
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If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.
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The power of unarmed nonviolence is any day far superior to that of armed force.
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Once I opened my mind to the concept of a greater power, I never struggled with it. Everywhere I went, I felt and saw the existence of a creative intelligence in this universe, of a loving power larger than myself in nature, in people, everywhere.
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There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.
