"When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power."

Power, Religion, State

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"The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"All human beings wield influence-a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Every time I watch a person awaken to their inner strength, I see what we're made of, and we're magnificent. We're brilliant. We really are. We crave magic because we are magic. We crave power because we are pure power."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

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"For a great willpower, no road has length!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

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"I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

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"I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

Power, Fantasy, President, Want

"She felt powerless to withstand or deny him. He was altogether too much for her, and Bathsheba seemed as one who, facing a reviving wind, finds it to blow so strongly that it stops the breath."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Power, Weakness, Resistance, Control

"There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door."

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"The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason."

"All human beings wield influence-a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care."

"Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure."

"Every time I watch a person awaken to their inner strength, I see what we're made of, and we're magnificent. We're brilliant. We really are. We crave magic because we are magic. We crave power because we are pure power."

"For a great willpower, no road has length!"

"A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself."

"I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible."

"I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power."

"She felt powerless to withstand or deny him. He was altogether too much for her, and Bathsheba seemed as one who, facing a reviving wind, finds it to blow so strongly that it stops the breath."

"There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals."

Explore more quotes by Walter Jon Williams

"I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me."

"Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part."

"The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years."

"I now have to find a reason to write, every single day."

"Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously."

"That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door."

"Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience."

"It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field."

"I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days."

"The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself."