Power Quotes
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Art is the effort of man to express the ideas which nature suggests to him of a power above nature, whether that power be within the recesses of his own being, or in the Great First Cause of which nature, like himself, is but the effect.
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Such a prostitution of judicial power can never occur again under the shadow of the British law, for no jury within the wide circle of the empire would submit to such an infraction of their privilege, even if a judge could be found daring enough to attempt it.
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I noticed long ago that Amin has the tendency to concentrate power in his own hands but I did not attach any particular significance to this. However, recently this tendency has become dangerous.
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With the power of soul, anything is possible.
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Mental power cannot be got from ill-fed brains.
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If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do. If you make a man feel that he is inferior, you do not have to compel him to accept an inferior status, for he will seek it himself. If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you do not have to order him to the back door. He will go without being told; and if there is no back door, his very nature will demand one.
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For me alone Don Quixote was born and I for him. His was the power of action, mine of writing.
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Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute.
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The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain.
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Knowledge is still power -- but today you've got to make sure you know more about your listener than their favorite song.
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Things are going better: there is more growth, less deficit, more competitiveness, better margins for companies, more purchasing power for workers.
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It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not, ... In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power.
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The saddest failures in life are those that come from not putting forth the power and will to succeed.
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There is but one power in Europe, and that is Rothschild.
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The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.
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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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The Spirit power begins in directing the Animal power to other than egoistic ends.
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A power struggle is always better than absolute power.
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When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your power but that you are too generous to make use of it.
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The production of heat alone is not sufficient to give birth to the impelling power: it is necessary that there should also be cold; without it, the heat would be useless.
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The only limit to the power of Almighty God lies within you & me.
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We've got to remain energy-independent. It gives us much more power and freedom than to be worried about what goes on in the Middle East. We have enough worries over there without having to worry about that.
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It is in the nature of a group and its power to turn against independence, the property of individual strength.
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Privatization radically alters power relations in our society by weakening groups like public employees and public school teachers.
