“The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.”
— Winston Churchill
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The world is very different now. For
“The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.”
— John F. Kennedy
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Power is not a means, it is
“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
— George Orwell
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We say that necessity is the mother
“We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than China.”
— Thomas Friedman
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If you realized how powerful your thoughts
“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”
— Peace Pilgrim
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But what is after all the happiness
“But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.”
— Lafcadio Hearn
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
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The only power deserving the name is
“The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.”
— John Stuart Mill
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All outward forms of religion are almost
“All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.”
— Beatrix Potter
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The older I get, the greater power
“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball – the further I am rolled the more I gain.”
— Susan B. Anthony
Author: Susan B. Anthony
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I assess the power of a will
“I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
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Ironically, women who acquire power are more
“Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.”
— Carolyn Heilbrun
Author: Carolyn Heilbrun
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