“He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.”
— Samuel Johnson
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You all know that I have been
“You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.”
— Elizabeth Edwards
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Nobody is as powerful as we make
“Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.”
— Alice Walker
Author: Alice Walker
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The struggle for existence holds as much
“The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals.”
— Thomas Huxley
Author: Thomas Huxley
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They are patriotic in time of war
“They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.”
— Henry A. Wallace
Author: Henry A. Wallace
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Creativity is the power to connect the
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”
— William Plomer
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In my opinion, most of the great
“In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer – the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Author: A. J. P. Taylor
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The miracles of the church seem to
“The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always.”
— Willa Cather
Author: Willa Cather
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We have a powerful potential in out
“We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.”
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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The way of peace is the way
“The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.”
— Peace Pilgrim
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For real change, we need feminine energy
“For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men.”
— Isabel Allende
Author: Isabel Allende
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