Quotes:The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without
power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.
View quotes by Tom StoppardNo
power of government ought to be employed in the endeavour to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
View quotes by Jeremy BenthamHe is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive
power out of the greatest obstacles.
View quotes by Sir Walter ScottEven as recently as 1969, I still had the illusion, you see, that atomic energy could be a safe alternative to damming all our rivers for
power.
View quotes by David BrowerWomen have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the
power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.
View quotes by Virginia WoolfTiffany is self-absorbed, but she's also very smart. She always finds the opportunity to get what she wants. She also likes to use her sex appeal as
power over her peers
View quotes by Nikki CoxOnly those who have learned the
power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.
View quotes by Anthony RobbinsIt is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the
power to choose either.
View quotes by Dr Wayne DyerPower is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.
View quotes by Michel FoucaultHe hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his
power from. He's young and has great elasticity.
View quotes by Nick FaldoExtreme avarice is nearly always mistaken; there is no passion which is oftener further away from its mark, nor upon which the present has so much
power to the prejudice of the future
View quotes by Duc De La RochefoucauldThe hero of my tale - whom I love with all the
power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful - is Truth (Sevastopol in May)
View quotes by Leo TolstoyMan... hath by nature a
power
.... to preserve his property - that is, his life, liberty, and estate - against the injuries and attempts of other men.
View quotes by John LockeThe spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest
power for good in human affairs.
View quotes by Matt BluntThere was a
power cut and I got very wet and had to roll the jeans right up to my knees to get out of there. There were a couple of tables left inside so we were able to nip in there, but we got served in the dark so I still don't know what I ate!
View quotes by Ian BellIn men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command,
power, and glory.
View quotes by CiceroI learned the
power of radio watching Eleanor Roosevelt do her show. I used to go up to Hyde Park and hold her papers.
View quotes by Allen FuntThe media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cosy up to
power: We're supposed to be the check and balance on government [God help us all then!]
View quotes by Amy GoodmanThe miracle, or the
power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.
View quotes by Mark TwainThe
power of a man, to take it universally, is his present means, to obtain some future apparent good; and is either original or instrumental. (Leviathan)
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