Quotes 421 till 440 of 958.
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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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.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook.
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Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
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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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Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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New nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time.
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Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
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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.
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No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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