Power
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then — and this is the best part — we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. At that point, we're free from the need to decide and the need to use willpower.
There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.
In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.
Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
Prayer is man's greatest power!
I am not a passive person, but I chose to fall into a more submissive role in our relationship because I wanted to do everything in my power to make my marriage and family work.
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.
Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it.
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it.
All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
I feel like knowledge is power: If you know how to take care of yourself, you can be a better version of yourself.
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