Power Quotes
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What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Alexander Graham Bell -
I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive like a wildflower when these favour, and when they do not, it is in vain to look for it.
William Wordsworth
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Awake! thou that sleepest, arise from the dead! The Lord still lives today. His power has never abated. His Word has never changed. The things He did in Bible days, He still lives to do today. Not a burden is there He cannot bear nor a fetter He cannot break.
Aimee Semple McPherson -
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.
Bozoma Saint John -
Germany must either be a world power or there will be no Germany.
Adolf Hitler -
U.S. power flows from our unmatched military might, yes. But in a deeper way, it's a product of the dominance of the U.S. economy.
David Ignatius -
When chaste people need body or mind to resort to action or thought, they find steel in their muscles or knowledge in their intelligence. Theirs the diabolic vigor or the black magic of will power.
Honore de Balzac -
The most common power chord in metal is the root/fifth, but root/third diads are also worth checking out.
Darrell Lance Abbott
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Forgiveness is like the martial arts of consciousness. In Aikido and, other martial arts, we sidestep our attackers force rather than resisting it. The energy of the attack then boomerangs back in the direction of the attacker. Our power lies in remaining nonreactive. Forgiveness works in the same way. When we attack back, and defense is a form of attack, we initiate a war that no one can win.
Marianne Williamson -
Forgetful youth! but know, the Power above With ease can save each object of his love; Wide as his will extends his boundless grace.
Homer -
If you achieve a voice that will be heard, you should use it to speak up for the voiceless and oppressed. If you possess any power or authority, you must strive to use it to help and empower the powerless.
Craig Murray -
They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money.
Lord Byron -
Once involved in the school-prayer fight, I rapidly became aware of, and appalled by, the political and economic power of the Church in America -all based on the violation of one of our nation's canon laws: the separation of church and state.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair -
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.
Christian Slater
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Something sacred, that's it. We ought to be able to say that such and such a painting is as it is, with its capacity for power, because it is "touched by God."
Pablo Picasso -
Let whoever may have attained to so much as to have the power of drawing know that he holds a great treasure.
Michelangelo -
She had the power to destroy. I had only seen the power to love. When you discovered both, who could figure out what to do with that?
Kami Garcia -
American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.
William Kristol -
Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin -
When I use violence in a movie, it's just to express the power, the impact of it.
Denis Villeneuve
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From childhood to adolescence, girls face mixed messages about displaying power and authority.
Rachel Simmons -
The basic principal of recursive design is to make the parts have the same power as the whole.
Bob Barton -
It is not the qualified voters, but the qualified voters who choose to vote, that constitute political power.
Abraham Lincoln -
TV broadcasting is owned, in the sense that governments around the world have asserted power over the airwaves that permeate their territories, deciding who can use what bandwidth and why - and those with licenses then, with exceptions determined by regulators, decide what to broadcast.
Jonathan Zittrain