Quotes with power

Quotes 421 till 440 of 958.

  • George Orwell Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Samuel Johnson Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • David Seabury 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
    American psychologist, author, and lecturer (1885 - 1960)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • John Ruskin Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
    American "First Lady" and columnist (1884 - 1962)
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  • Lance Morrow Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
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  • Miguel de Cervantes Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
    Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish writer and poet (1547 - 1616)
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  • Robert A. Heinlein Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
    Robert A. Heinlein
    American science fiction writer (1907 - 1988)
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  • Francis Bacon New nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Bertrand Russell Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • P. J. O'Rourke No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Friedrich von Schiller No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
    Friedrich von Schiller
    German poet and playwright (1759 - 1805)
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  • Buenaventura Durruti No government fights fascism to destroy it. When the bourgeoisie sees that power is slipping out of its hands, it brings up fascism to hold onto their privileges.
    Van Paassen interview (1936)
    Buenaventura Durruti
    Spanish insurrectionary, anarcho-syndicalist militant (1896 - 1936)
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  • Samuel Johnson No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • E. M. Cioran No human beings more dangerous than those who have suffered for a belief: the great persecutors are recruited from the martyrs not quite beheaded. Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it.
    E. M. Cioran
    French-Romanian philosopher (1911 - 1995)
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  • Allen Klein No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Gloria Steinem No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.
    Gloria Steinem
    American feminist writer (1934 - )
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  • Barbara de Angelis No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
    Barbara de Angelis
    American relationship consultant, lecturer and author (1951 - )
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  • Ken Keyes Jr No one that ever lived has ever had enough power, prestige, or knowledge to overcome the basic condition of all life - you win some and you lose some.
    Ken Keyes Jr
    American personal growth author and lecturer (1921 - 1995)
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