Quotes with power

Quotes 881 till 900 of 958.

  • Alexander Graham Bell What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator (1847 - 1922)
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  • C. S. Lewis What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Napoleon Hill What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Anita Hill What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it.
    Anita Hill
    American lawyer and academic (1956 - )
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  • Callie Thorne Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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  • Oprah Winfrey Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
    Oprah Winfrey
    American TV host, Actress (1954 - )
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  • Benazir Bhutto Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power. I think they need me. I don't think it's addictive. I think, if anything, it's the opposite of addictive. You want to run away from it, but it doesn't let you go. It's doing it again.
    As quoted in I never asked for power in The Guardian (15 August 2002)
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Jung Chang When a man gets power, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven.
    Wild Swans (2008) 147
    Jung Chang
    Chinese-born British writer (1952 - )
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  • Carl Gustav Jung When animus and anima meet, the animus draws his sword of power and the anima ejects her poison of illusion and seduction. The outcome need not always be negative, since the two are equally likely to fall in love (a special instance of love at first sight).
    Aion (1951)
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Cyril Northcote Parkinson When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body.
    Cyril Northcote Parkinson
    British naval historian (1909 - 1993)
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  • Billy Graham When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Norman Vincent Peale When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.
    Norman Vincent Peale
    American minister and author (1898 - 1993)
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  • John Galsworthy When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
    John Galsworthy
    British writer, playwright (1867 - 1933)
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  • Carol Roth When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.
    Carol Roth
    American television personality and author (1973 - )
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  • Carl Sandburg When money speaks, the truth keeps silent. Russian Proverb Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings.
    Carl Sandburg
    American Poet (1878 - 1967)
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  • John F. Kennedy When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Akhenaton When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.
    Akhenaton
    Egyptian King, Monotheist (1372 - 1337)
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  • Greg Anderson When we blame, we give away our power.
    Greg Anderson
    American author (1947 - )
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  • Louise Erdrich When women age into their power, no wind can upset them, no hand turn aside their knowledge, no fact can deflect their point of view.
    Louise Erdrich
    American author (1954 - )
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