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He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
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He is the most powerful who has himself, in his power.
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He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. He is only wanting in knowledge.
The Sign of the Four (1890) -
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.
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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.
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Hearing often-times the still, sad music of humanity, nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power to chasten and subdue.
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Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.
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History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1990) 36 min 20 sec -
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
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Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.
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I always loved running - it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.
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I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary oppressions come as a result of my blackness as well as my womaness, and therefore my struggles on both of these fronts are inseparable.
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I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive li
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I am excited to think that the development of commercial capabilities to send humans into low Earth orbit will likely result in so many more Earthlings being able to experience the transformative power of space flight.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.
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I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere.
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I ask you men...what are you so afraid of? If I am equal to you in power, does that diminish you?
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I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage.
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