961 private quotes tagged power

“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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“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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“Physics does not change the nature of the world it studies, and no science of behavior can change the essential nature of man, even though both sciences yield technologies with a vast power to manipulate the subject matters.” — Pope Paul VI

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“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus

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“The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.” — George W. Bush

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“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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“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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“Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.” — Pericles

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“When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power.” — Julia Child

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“If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day.” — Julianna Margulies

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“Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.” — Robin Morgan

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“Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.” — Peter Drucker

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“If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.” — Vinoba Bhave

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“Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” — Horace Mann

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“I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one that is in the power of any man to perform in the given time-but it is too late to go back.” — Eli Whitney

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“Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.” — Yoko Ono

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“Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.” — David Seabury

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“Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.” — Oliver Stone

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“What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.” — Isabel Allende

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“Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.” — Robert Staughton Lynd

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“Love him or hate him, Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred. Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money.” — Donald Trump

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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” — Aung San Suu Kyi

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“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

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“Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.” — Margaret J. Wheatley

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“Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.” — James Allen

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