Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed.
People have the power to redeem the work of fools.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?
Power is competence.
In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn’t delineate between legal and illegal.
Crime, money, power, drugs – are all linked.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
I’m a true believer in the strength of teamwork, in the power of dreams.
The power of mathematics is often to change one thing into another, to change geometry into language.
My duty is to call for free elections because there is an abuse of power, and we live in a dictatorship.
Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You lose yourself, you have no power over yourself, you can’t even think straight.
I thought to myself, jeez, it would be really nice to have a high power water gun. It felt really, really good holding a powerful stream in my hand.
Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.
When you blame others, you give up your power to change.
Darkness is good. Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power.
If you stay true to yourself and true to your vision and your own values, you can power through and make an impact on modern life.
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I’ve learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.
Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.
Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.
Swimming has its educational value – mental, moral, and physical – in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb.
I’ll always identify with the image of a strong woman. I believe that in what I do and in my sense of self, there’s a vindication of women. There’s power.
The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power.
I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don’t have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I’m still bankable.
