"You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in you power."

Power, People, Man

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"You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in you power."

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"There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

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"A stone thrown up into the air is bound to fall down, and absolute power is like a huge stone thrown up into the air."

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power."

Michelle Shocked, American Musician

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"I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"Influence can be the worst gun nowadays."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

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"Power is the most persuasive rhetoric."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

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"Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

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"The power to investigate is a great public trust."

Emanuel Celler, American Politician

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"Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station."

Robbie Coltrane, Scottish Actor

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"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."

W. H. Murray, Scottish Athlete

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"Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words."

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"That's why there's a devil-to judge the priests."

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"All Communist Parties, upon attaining power, have become completely merciless. But at the stage before they achieve power, it is necessary to use disguises."

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"If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?"

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"Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God."

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"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again."

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"Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man."

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"It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones."

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"Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul."

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"The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever."

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