Power Quotes
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Needless to say, I love the interaction between the sexes; it is a natural part of life and I love women. I just think that when sex is used as a form of blackmail or power, it's a repugnant use of one of God's gifts.
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The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.
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There is an indefinable mysterious Power that pervades everything.
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A power struggle is always better than absolute power.
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I had hurt her feelings, I found out later; I didn’t know I had that 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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Art moves. Hence its civilizing power.
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Thank God for the white male power structure.
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Knowledge is Power, and it's very lightweight.
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With power comes the abuse of power. And where there are bosses, there are crazy bosses. It's nothing new.
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Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. It means caution, independence, honesty and veracity. Faith means negligence, serfdom, insincerity and deception. The man who never doubts never thinks. He is like a straw in the wind or a waif on the sea. He is one of the helpless, docile, unquestioning millions, who keep the world in a state of stagnation, and serve as a fulcrum for the lever of despotism. The stupidity of the people, says Whitman, is always inviting the insolence of power.
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What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.
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You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'? It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had changed since the atom was split, except the way we think. We have to think anew.
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The only way to make a difference is to acquire power.
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Believe in yourself and what you feel. Your power will come from that.
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What are the sciences but maps of universal laws, and universal laws but the channels of universal power; and universal power but the outgoings of a universal mind?
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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I just want to believe in a higher power. That's a good way to live.
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Nobody will admit to playing power games in relationships, but they do.
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When he turned his attention inward, Cole could feel his power burning bright.
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I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food
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By far the greatest discovery of all the centuries is the power of thought.
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The fact that women have been moving forward, that a woman was running for president, that we had a black president - I think there was, without a doubt, a whitelash and a complete backlash against the liberation of women, against the power of people of color.
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Harry Dresden: You can never tell how someone is going to handle power - not until you hand it to them and see what they do with it.
