“Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.”
— Oprah Winfrey
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I had rather excel others in the
“I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.”
— Alexander the Great
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I used to wish there was a
“I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators.”
— Christopher Hitchens
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You will know that forgiveness has begun
“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.”
— Lewis B. Smedes
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None who have always been free can
“None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.”
— Pearl S. Buck
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To enlarge or illustrate this power and
“To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.”
— Robert Burton
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I believe in the power of weakness.
“I believe in the power of weakness.”
— Pat Buckley
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On this basis, which was originally financial
“On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London and New York which penetrated deeply into university life, the press, and the practice of foreign policy.”
— Carroll Quigley
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You have a good many little gifts
“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.”
— Louisa May Alcott
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China is a major power in the
“China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area.”
— Leon Panetta
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Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic
“Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea.”
— Emile M. Cioran
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