“I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.”
— Plutarch
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But the one thing that has power
“But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.”
— Alan Paton
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Truth is powerful and it prevails.
“Truth is powerful and it prevails.”
— Sojourner Truth
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Vision without power does bring moral elevation
“Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.”
— Muhammad Iqbal
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As a nuclear power – as the
“As a nuclear power – as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon – the United States has a moral responsibility to act.”
— Barack Obama
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It is True you cannot eat freedom
“It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.”
— Corazon Aquino
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Prestige is the shadow of money and
“Prestige is the shadow of money and power.”
— C. Wright Mills
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Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One
“Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted.”
— Dee Dee Myers
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The sea – this truth must be
“The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.”
— Joseph Conrad
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Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness
“Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you.”
— E. Stanley Jones
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You can change your world by changing
“You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
— Joel Osteen
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