Top 1200 Individual Power Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.

The only power that has any real meaning is the power to better the world.

Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse

It is not the particular man in power that I oppose, but the power itself, which is unjust.

For the weak who seek power it'll bring, infallible the power, knowledge is king.

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

The problem in this world is to avoid concentration of power - we must have a dispersion of power.

What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful.

People with power always take advantage of those without power.

I no longer need my power tie, because I always have, my power finger.

If we have power to degrade an entire society, then we also have the power to uplift it.

We are one people, and we cannot let the power of darkness or Power, Priviledge, and Control - destroy the Light.

We need to believe in the power of the American people, not the power of the Biden Administration.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

Any power, of course, depends upon the values of the person exercising the power.

The United States has the power to destroy the world, but not the power to save it alone

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

Prayer is intended to increase the devotion of the individual, but if the individual himself prays he requires no formula; he pours himself forth much more naturally in self-chosen and connected thoughts before God, and scarcely requires words at all. Real inward devotion knows no prayer but that arising from the depths of its own feelings.

Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate.

The power of nature can make fun of the power of man at any time!

The competitive nature definitely sticks out in my mind. Everybody out there is trying to win. Each individual is trying to put up more points. Each individual is trying to put each other on while playing in a team atmosphere.

Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.

The only power our problems can have over us is the power we give to them.

The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence

It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it.

But there is a difference between cozying up to power and being close to power.

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government.

Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards.

Power, as in the power structure, is why we are still using gas in cars.

No economic, political or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind

Money is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power.

Fiction has this special power. It has a power to clarify, to galvanize, to prophesy, and warn.

There's power in the truth, just like there's power in making the right choice

We value the individual. We probably put too much emphasis on the individual, if it comes right down to it. How many people, in the abstract, would...let's say Paige....how many people would she sacrifice to keep Andy alive? The answer wouldn't make any sense if you were looking at the whole of humanity as equals.

Because love is also a power. A great power, and it should not be disdained.

Power, like fear, had a taste. But power tasted better.

We have power not just with our voices, but we have economic power in what we do for a living, too.

Racism is a system of power and in the absence of power you cannot be considered a racist.

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

The strength of an individual is not in his extreme freedom and libertine lifestyle, but in the stalwartness of his character and his moral vigor. The society is made of individuals. What is true for an individual is also true for the society. A society that is not founded on moral values is doomed to fall.

People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both.

The press is called the Fourth Estate. It is definitely a power, but, to misuse that power is criminal.

There is power in organization. There is power in a community. People have always wanted to destroy communities.

Women have so much power that even hearing the word power frightens them.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

The power to regulate the economy is the same thing as the power to distribute favors.

I don't have much power to make many films, but I do have the power in what roles I choose.

Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist.

Power is emotionless; yet one with personal power will experience more emotions.

It is every Indian's dream that J&K is happy & there is prosperity. We have to work for this, be it in power or not in power.

The only power a god can teach is the power of doing without happiness.

....nothing is so unhealthy or unstable as the reputation for power that is not based on one's own power.

Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

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

The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.

Power obeys reality, and not appearances; power is according to quality, and not quantity.

Film provides an opportunity to marry the power of ideas with the power of images.