“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.”
— Wendell Phillips
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Too often we underestimate the power of
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
— Leo Buscaglia
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The truths of religion are never so
“The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.”
— Voltaire
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That deep emotional conviction of the presence
“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”
— Albert Einstein
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Human beings are accustomed to think of
“Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature.”
— Edward Thorndike
Author: Edward Thorndike
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Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty
“Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.”
— Woodrow Wilson
Author: Woodrow Wilson
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If in preaching the gospel you substitute
“If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.”
— Oswald Chambers
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Only a man who knows what it
“Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”
— Muhammad Ali
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Knowledge is power.
“Knowledge is power.”
— Francis Bacon
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Nothing external to you has any power
“Nothing external to you has any power over you.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What holds an Arab leader in power
“What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head.”
— James Buchan
Author: James Buchan
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