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Power Quotes

"Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry."

"Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

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"Liberal: a power worshipper without power."

"Liberal: a power worshipper without power."

George Orwell, British Author

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"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened."

"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened."

Madame de Stael, French Writer

Power, Progress, Man, Necessity

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"Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace."

"Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace."

David Brainerd, American Clergyman

Power, God, Strength, Grace

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"The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason."

"The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason."

Edward Levi, American Public Servant

Power, Commitment, Intellect, Reason

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"We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power."

"We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power."

George Pataki, American Politician

Power, Work, Now, Will

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"Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power."

"Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power."

Julian Casablancas, American Musician

Power, Religion, People, Gain

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"When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power."

"When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power."

Mark Zuckerberg, American Businessman

Power, People, Giving, Voice

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"I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend."

"I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend."

Alexis Arguello, Nicaraguan Athlete

Power, Being, Day, Fire

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"Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power."

"Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power."

Malcolm X, American Activist

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"Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here."

"Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here."

Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan Statesman

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"Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power."

"Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power."

Ulrich Beck, German Sociologist

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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."

"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."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Power, Successful, Effort, Temperament

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"Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with."

"Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with."

Robert Lynd, Irish Essayist

Power, Knowledge, Facts, Man

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"To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself."

"To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Power, Authority, Fate, Contempt

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"If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don't say no one warned you."

"If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don't say no one warned you."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Power, Warning, Truth, Consequence

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"To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself."

"To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself."

Kathe Kollwitz, German Artist

Power, Religion, Day

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"The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract."

"The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract."

Walter Lippmann, American Journalist

Power, First, State

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"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak."

"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak."

John Adams, American President

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"Women have to harness their power - its absolutely true. It's just learning not to take the first no. And if you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner."

"Women have to harness their power - its absolutely true. It's just learning not to take the first no. And if you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner."

Cher, American Musician

Power, Women, First, Learning

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"There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time."

"There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

Power, Time, Perseverance, End

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"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person."

"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person."

Ethel Watts Mumford, American Author

Power, Knowledge, Right

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"If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe."

"If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe."

Wendell Willkie, American Lawyer

Power, Life, Europe, Germany

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"A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power."

"A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

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"The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale, and using it to counteract gravity. And if the work be continued long enough, or a multitude of planes be continually drawing on the reservoir of power, the wave must inevitably be flattened."

"The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale, and using it to counteract gravity. And if the work be continued long enough, or a multitude of planes be continually drawing on the reservoir of power, the wave must inevitably be flattened."

Lawrence Hargrave, Australian Scientist

Power, Work, Gravity

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"Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law."

"Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Power, Law, Liberty

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"Workers do not strike every day, they cannot do that the way they function in the capitalist economy. The way they have to live by selling their labor power makes that impossible."

"Workers do not strike every day, they cannot do that the way they function in the capitalist economy. The way they have to live by selling their labor power makes that impossible."

Ernest Mandel, Belgian Author

Power, Selling, Day, Economy

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"My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave."

"My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

Power, People, Authority, World

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"You can force the people to obey, you cannot force them to understand."

"You can force the people to obey, you cannot force them to understand."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

Power, Obedience, Understanding, Control

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"What happens to you here is forever. Understand that in advance. We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back. Things will happen to you from which you could not recover, if you lived a thousand years. Never again will you be capable of ordinary human feeling. Everything will be dead inside you. Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty and then we shall fill you with ourselves."

"What happens to you here is forever. Understand that in advance. We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back. Things will happen to you from which you could not recover, if you lived a thousand years. Never again will you be capable of ordinary human feeling. Everything will be dead inside you. Never again will you be capable of love, or friendship, or joy of living, or laughter, or curiosity, or courage, or integrity. You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty and then we shall fill you with ourselves."

George Orwell, British Author

Power, Pain, Control, Emotion, Life

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"The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every state in the country. He really made people with disabilities understand that they had some political power."

"The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every state in the country. He really made people with disabilities understand that they had some political power."

Major Owens, American Politician

Power, People, Community, Country

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"In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry."

"In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry."

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

Power, People, Geometry

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"In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will."

"In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will."

Alexander Hamilton, American Politician

Power, Nature, Humannature, Will

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"It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying."

"It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Power, Army, Blood, Community

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"Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall."

"Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

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"Power is the great aphrodisiac."

"Power is the great aphrodisiac."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

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"Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait."

"Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait."

Dick Cheney, American Vice President

Power, Control, Decision, Fact

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"I was a student in Germany when Hitler came to power."

"I was a student in Germany when Hitler came to power."

Klaus Fuchs, German Physicist

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"But the more we search the Scriptures, the more we perceive, in this doctrine, the fundamental truth of the gospel - that truth which gives to redemption its character, and to all other truths their real power."

"But the more we search the Scriptures, the more we perceive, in this doctrine, the fundamental truth of the gospel - that truth which gives to redemption its character, and to all other truths their real power."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

Power, Truth, Character, Doctrine

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however."

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Power, Work, Being, May

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"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

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"Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent."

"Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent."

Jonathan Swift, Irish Writer

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"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."

"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."

Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Power, Training, Will, Years

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"Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand."

"Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Power, Control, Ambition, Desire

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"Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have."

"Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

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"The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility."

"The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Power, Heart, Lies, Responsibility

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"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

James Madison, American President

Power, People, Knowledge, Ignorance

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"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power."

"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power."

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

Power, Talent, Will

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"I am against intervention by a foreign power against us."

"I am against intervention by a foreign power against us."

Moshe Sharett, Israeli Statesman

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"One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of a power plant where he actually was the general manager of this power cooperative. It was quite magical to me."

"One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of a power plant where he actually was the general manager of this power cooperative. It was quite magical to me."

John Sexton, American Educator

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