"The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition."

Power, Successful, Effort, Temperament

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"The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition."

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"My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was!"

Lynn Johnston, American Cartoonist

Power, Brother, People, Want

"We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through."

Donna Karan, American Designer

Power, Now, Woman

"Europe has united, China is growing speedily and Russia possesses immense power in terms of fuel resources. The US administration cannot do anything about it."

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Politician

Power, Europe, Russia, United

"As I have studied the Bible and the Book of Mormon, I have come to know through the power of the Spirit of God, that these books contain the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ."

Clayton Christensen, American Businessman

Power, God, Bible, Books

"Except here it's more power, more energy, younger and also in Europe it's still not only entertainment. Theater or films are looked at as a moral institution. That's why maybe they're so poetic. Here it's clear entertainment."

Maximilian Schell, Swiss Actor

Power, Energy, Entertainment, Europe

"Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types."

Georg Brandes, Danish Critic

Power, Poor

"For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement."

Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian Statesman

Power, Time, Achievement, First

"The greatest dilemma man has to face is figuring out what to do with his time."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Power, Faith, Purpose, Life

"There is a fire that burns in soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Fire, Soul, Passion

"In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!"

Joseph Smith, Jr., American Clergyman

Power, Trust, Doubt, Man

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"He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas."

Creativity, Ideas, Artist

"It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists."

Art, Power, Nothing, Perfection

"Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back."

Love,

"Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor."

Poor, Property, Right

"No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish."

Being, Fish

"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most."

Love, Thoughtful

"Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions."

Man, Men, Work, Accuracy, Actions

"Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition."

Work, Ambition

"Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride."

Nothing, Pride

"To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance."

Ignorance,