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Power Quotes
"An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength."
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"You are limitless! Accept this truth and soar to infinity."
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"The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded."
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"There are two kinds of great power which can shake the earth: Mega earthquakes and big ideas!"
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"Oh, yeah?" Leo growled. "Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire."
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"The degree of your desire determines your dedication."
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"Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order to get the wind of votes in their sails."
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"Rise in mighty strength and live your dream."
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"Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their own and usurped power from the rest of us. But they are usurpers; power belongs to every one of us. Seek it as much as possible. There is no shame in that. In fact it's a necessity. Either you have power or you are trampled to death in the stampede to get to the top."
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"You don't always have to follow the rules. You have to stand for what you believe."
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"I have done this-made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is."
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"Those who dare try are heroic souls."
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"Self-determination and self-dedication will make the dream a reality."
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"And why do you imagine that we bring people to this place?' 'To make them confess.' 'No, that is not the reason. Try again.' 'To punish them.' 'No!' exclaimed O'Brien. His voice had changed extraordinarily, and his face had suddenly become both stern and animated. 'No! Not merely to extract your confession, not to punish you. Shall I tell you why we have brought you here? To cure you! To make you sane! Will you understand, Winston, that no one whom we bring to this place ever leaves our hands uncured? We are not interested in those stupid crimes that you have committed. The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about. We do not merely destroy our enemies, we change them. Do you understand what I mean by that?"
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"Lucien studied the wine in his goblet. "You don't hold on to power by being everyone's friend. And among the faeries, lesser and High Fae alike, a firm hand is needed. We're too powerful, and too bored with immortality, to be checked by anything else."
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"The power of imagination is the center of all attractions."
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"It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self."
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"For a great willpower, no road has length!"
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"You have a great passion for great works."
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