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"You won't shoot me.""People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong."

"You won't shoot me.""People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Power, Cruelty, Character, Judgment

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"The three great apostles of practical atheism that make converts without persecuting and retain them without preaching are Wealth Health and Power."

"The three great apostles of practical atheism that make converts without persecuting and retain them without preaching are Wealth Health and Power."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Power, Wealth, Health, Life

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"Fear doesn't gain respect. It just makes people do what you want to shut you up and get you away from them."

"Fear doesn't gain respect. It just makes people do what you want to shut you up and get you away from them."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Power, Fear, Respect, Control

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"Strength, strength is what I need; nothing can be done without strength; and strength must be gained by strength."

"Strength, strength is what I need; nothing can be done without strength; and strength must be gained by strength."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Power, Strength, Needs, Growth

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"I'm not senile," I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose."

"I'm not senile," I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Power, Aging, Independence, Rebellion, Truth

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"Think you can and you can do it. Your thoughts are your life."

"Think you can and you can do it. Your thoughts are your life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Thinking, Thoughts, Life

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"Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or THINK they have) gained."

"Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed not just by the helplessness of those who have lost, but also by the gratitude of those who have (or THINK they have) gained."

Arundhati Roy, Indian Novelist

Power, Truth, Wisdom, Observation

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"The greatest virtue is endurance."

"The greatest virtue is endurance."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Virtue, Endurance, Strength, Patience

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"There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened to their mothers."

"There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened to their mothers."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Power, Kings, Listening, Advice

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"The problem of "Command-Control is that you can control people's behavior, but not their mind."

"The problem of "Command-Control is that you can control people's behavior, but not their mind."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Power, Control, Behavior, Mind

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"Forgiveness is not an invitation to become a doormat for other people's hypocrisy."

"Forgiveness is not an invitation to become a doormat for other people's hypocrisy."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Power, Forgiveness, Hypocrisy, Boundaries, Respect

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"It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak."

"It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Power, Evil, Promise, Sense

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"Whatever a man needs is within himself."

"Whatever a man needs is within himself."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Man, Needs, Self

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"The law of circulation is the power of communication."

"The law of circulation is the power of communication."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Law, Communication, Influence

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"You cannot break me."

"You cannot break me."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Strength, Will, Determination

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"We are humiliated by what is powerful and mean, but awed by what is powerful and noble."

"We are humiliated by what is powerful and mean, but awed by what is powerful and noble."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

Power, Nobility, Fear, Humility

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"The strength of love is beyond measure."

"The strength of love is beyond measure."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Strength, Love, Measure

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"Don't try to get even with those who wrong you, get ahead."

"Don't try to get even with those who wrong you, get ahead."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Power, Success, Revenge, Motivational

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"Those who are weak in spirit, desire to make others weaker. While the strong spirit, desire to empower others to be stronger."

"Those who are weak in spirit, desire to make others weaker. While the strong spirit, desire to empower others to be stronger."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Desire, Strength, Faith

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"The warrior must never get angry in war."

"The warrior must never get angry in war."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Anger, War, Control, Discipline

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"I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be."

"I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be."

Ofra Haza, Israeli Musician

Power, God, Energy, Smile

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"Once she wasn't supposed to like it. To have her in a position she didn't like, that was power. Even if she liked it she had to pretend she didn't. Then she was supposed to like it. To make her do something she didn't like and then make her like it, that was greater power. The greatest power of all is when she doesn't really like it but she's supposed to like it, so she has to pretend."

"Once she wasn't supposed to like it. To have her in a position she didn't like, that was power. Even if she liked it she had to pretend she didn't. Then she was supposed to like it. To make her do something she didn't like and then make her like it, that was greater power. The greatest power of all is when she doesn't really like it but she's supposed to like it, so she has to pretend."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Power, Control, Sex, Submission

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"Spirit is strength."

"Spirit is strength."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Spirit, Strength, Energy

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"All political power is a trust."

"All political power is a trust."

Charles James Fox, English Politician

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"All power is the same. Magic. Physical strength. Economic strength. Political strength. It all serves a single purpose-it gives its possessor a broader spectrum of choices. It creates alternative courses of action."

"All power is the same. Magic. Physical strength. Economic strength. Political strength. It all serves a single purpose-it gives its possessor a broader spectrum of choices. It creates alternative courses of action."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Power, Strength, Choice, Control

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"It is the image of physical brawn, sheer force, and commanding volume we so often associate with might. But I have found the might of an army exists in the faith of a child and in quiet, earnest prayers as well as in the heart of one who loves."

"It is the image of physical brawn, sheer force, and commanding volume we so often associate with might. But I have found the might of an army exists in the faith of a child and in quiet, earnest prayers as well as in the heart of one who loves."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Power, Faith, Love, Wisdom

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"Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit."

"Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

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"Dominate in your domain You can do it."

"Dominate in your domain You can do it."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Power, Control, Success, Confidence

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"What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of anything but a power unknown to you of feeling and thinking."

"What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of anything but a power unknown to you of feeling and thinking."

Voltaire, French Writer

Power, Idea, Soul, Existence

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"You are a living, breathing magnet, and love is your magnetic power."

"You are a living, breathing magnet, and love is your magnetic power."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Power, Magnet, Love, Living

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"You have the power within your reach to create what you desire."

"You have the power within your reach to create what you desire."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Creation, Desire, Potential

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"War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives."

"War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Power, War, Lies, Spirit

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"The kind of gospel that our churches are preaching sometimes are not powerful enough to change the very street where these churches are located talk less of the nation where they are."

"The kind of gospel that our churches are preaching sometimes are not powerful enough to change the very street where these churches are located talk less of the nation where they are."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Power, Gospel, Church, Change

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"Recognise and reach out to the inherent great power within you."

"Recognise and reach out to the inherent great power within you."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Reach, Strength, Potential

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"They have influence, but no power." "In my experience, influence is power."

"They have influence, but no power." "In my experience, influence is power."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Power, Influence, Leadership, Control

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"No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will."

"No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Power, Goodness, Man, Nothing

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"Positive life, positive actions."

"Positive life, positive actions."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Positive, Life, Action, Mindset

9

"I am scared of the day, when they turn atheism into another religion for controlling masses."

"I am scared of the day, when they turn atheism into another religion for controlling masses."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Power, Atheism, Religion, Control, Fear

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"The greatest obsession is I believe in myself."

"The greatest obsession is I believe in myself."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Obsession, Believe, Self, Confidence

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"Therefore, when we neglect to fear such a brittle monstrosity, we render it powerless."

"Therefore, when we neglect to fear such a brittle monstrosity, we render it powerless."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Power, Fear, Neglect, Weakness

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"We encountered beautiful souls on the travel path."

"We encountered beautiful souls on the travel path."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Beauty, Travel, Path, Journey

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"A stupid is one who thinks that those in power today had clandestine means of getting there, yet wants to get there without thinking of the clandestine route they would be taking."

"A stupid is one who thinks that those in power today had clandestine means of getting there, yet wants to get there without thinking of the clandestine route they would be taking."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Power, Ambition, Truth, Warning

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"I challenge you to destroy whatever roadblock is keeping you from moving forward. Destroy it with your physical body if you must, but first, destroy it with a power greater than a nuclear bomb-the power of your mind. Think it gone and it will go."

"I challenge you to destroy whatever roadblock is keeping you from moving forward. Destroy it with your physical body if you must, but first, destroy it with a power greater than a nuclear bomb-the power of your mind. Think it gone and it will go."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Power, Destruction, Mind, Determination

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"Don't anticipate for a promise, let it be an unexpected favour, this will increase your power of independence."

"Don't anticipate for a promise, let it be an unexpected favour, this will increase your power of independence."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Power, Promise, Independence, Surprise

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"You can conquer fear with faith."

"You can conquer fear with faith."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Fear, Faith, Strength

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"The soul gets tougher with every endure situation."

"The soul gets tougher with every endure situation."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Soul, Situation, Strength

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"Courage is the right disposition toward fear."

"Courage is the right disposition toward fear."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Power, Courage, Fear, Strength, Mindset

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"You are the creator of your universe, and you are the destroyer of it too."

"You are the creator of your universe, and you are the destroyer of it too."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Power, Creator, Destruction, Universe

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"You ought to find all your might, to climb a higher height."

"You ought to find all your might, to climb a higher height."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Strength, Effort, Determination, Will

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"With patient persistence, you will conquer any situation."

"With patient persistence, you will conquer any situation."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Power, Persistence, Situation, Strength, Victory

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