A Quote by Charles Darwin

Great is the power of steady misrepresentation

Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin
English - Scientist
February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882

Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.

Charles Darwin

Like it or not - and often we don't - power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation. Yes, it can be - and often is - abused, in business as in all arenas of endeavor. But it can also be used to do great good for great numbers. And as a career-building tool, the slow and steady (and subtle) amassing of power is the surest road to success.

Tom Peters

Great Power, capable of everything and only temporarily handicapped by economic difficulties. We are not a great power and never will be again. We are a great nation, but if we continue to behave like a Great Power we shall soon cease to be a great nation. Let us take warning from the fate of the Great Powers of the past and not burst ourselves with pride .

Henry Tizard

The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to a proper system the great body of our country. Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom & harmony.

Thomas Jefferson

People of great power wield great power, but people of lesser power or people who have fallen out of power go to jail without adequate evidence, or their bodies are found in the trunks of cars.

Ratan Tata

Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.

William Hazlitt

The real challenge is figuring out how the United States can regain control of its future from its new oligarchy and restore its position as a prosperous, fair, well-educated nation. For if we don't, the current pattern of great concentration of wealth and power will worsen, and we may face the steady immiseration of most of the American population.

Charles Ferguson

LeBron's always like this: steady. Steady all the time. He's never forcing anything.

Brandon Ingram

I only drink to steady my nerves... sometimes I'm so steady I don't move for months.

W. C. Fields

We are seeing a steady improvement in corporate demand. I think it's going to be steady, not explosive, throughout the year.

Kevin B. Rollins

Children can withstand a lot of pressure and trial from the outside if the home inside is held steady by parents whose character is steady.

Stuart Briscoe

The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius.

Lord Chesterfield

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

A. J. P. Taylor

The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Recent rampage is a function of the exponential growth of populations and economies. It has to do with globalization and the steady increase in computational power.