Power Quotes
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The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.
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The only way to make a difference is to acquire power.
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It is not the qualified voters, but the qualified voters who choose to vote, that constitute political power.
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Over the times thou hast no power. . . . Solely over one man thou hast quite absolute power. Him redeem and make honest.
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So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death. And the cause of this is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight than he has already attained to, or that he cannot be content with a moderate power: but because he cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more.
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First, I worry about climate change. It's the only thing that I believe has the power to fundamentally end the march of civilization as we know it, and make a lot of the other efforts that we're making irrelevant and impossible.
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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
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Missions is not applied anthropology, comparative religion or sociology. It is storming the gates of hell. It is a power confrontation-h and-to-hand combat with Satan and his demons.
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All government, all exercise of power, no matter in what form, which is not based in love and directed by knowledge, is a tyranny.
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Hate cannot be fought with hate. Evil cannot be conquered by darkness. Only love has the power to conquer them both.
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Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol; and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.
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You have the power to pursue your own dreams.
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I believe acting truly is harnessing the power of belief.
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Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.
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Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.
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I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.
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Barak is going to the other extreme, he is giving the settlers too much influence, too much power.
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Punctuation is a fabulous tool for controlling your reader - you even get to control where they breathe. That's what I call power!
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I think mainly it's an optics thing: to be able to visualize a woman in a position of power. It's going to be wonderful for all of us in every field.
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I became a director just for the love of movies, because of the power of cinema.
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A tool is not necessarily better because it is bigger. A tool is best if it does the job required with a minimum of effort, with a minimum of complexity, and with a minimum of power.
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If you didn't have power, you had to have touch and serve and volley, which I found very exciting and that's why I love watching Federer play, because of those skills.
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She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.
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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
