Quotes:Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.
View quotes by Barbara TuchmanConceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
View quotes by Louisa May AlcottTo come at this stage in my career and against this strong a field, and all these power guys... I felt kind of like Herbie the Volkswagen, The Love Bug, because I'm out there just hitting my little pea shooters, and the bombers are going 40 by me
[winning the Players Championship]
View quotes by Fred FunkI say now and have often said before, Fathers of the Senate, that a well-disposed and helpful prince, to whom you have given such great and unrestrained power, ought to be the servant of the Senate, often of the citizens as a whole, and sometimes even of individuals.
View quotes by Tiberius CaesarIt is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of.
View quotes by Emily CarrTo-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5
View quotes by William ShakespeareNo one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
View quotes by Barbara De AngelisBut the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider... That thought was our power.
View quotes by Joshua L ChamberlainA witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power
View quotes by George MeredithPower is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
View quotes by Honore De BalzacThe toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.
View quotes by Thomas J WatsonAnyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy consciously controlling all mankind by its financial power; in real, clear analysis.
View quotes by Sir Oswald MosleyThe only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
View quotes by Eric HofferIt's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.
View quotes by Michael OvitzWhen it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
View quotes by Rene DescartesA picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.
View quotes by Henri MatisseA quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.
View quotes by Audrey HepburnIn research the horizon recedes as we advance, and is no nearer at sixty than it was at twenty. As the power of endurance weakens with age, the urgency of the pursuit grows more intense... And research is always incomplete. (Isaac Casaubon)
View quotes by Mark PattinsonAll the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
View quotes by Charles A BeardThe truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances for living happily and contentedly in our enchanted island.
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