Top 162 Wield Quotes & Sayings

Eloquence is an engine invented to manage and wield at will the fierce democracy, and, like medicine to the sick, is only employed in the paroxysms of a disordered state.

My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.

The kind of president we need has little to do with ideology and more to do with a willingness to wield power to moral ends.

The less a person knows about the workings of the social institutions in his society, the more he must trust those who wield power in it; and the more he trusts those who wield such power, the more vulnerable he makes himself to becoming their victim.

Here's the problem with downplaying the radical nature of decommodification: when you empty something of political content, politicians are free to wield symbols as they please.

For those who possess and can wield arms are in a position to decide whether the constitution is to continue or not

Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.

Only by fighting for democratic power do workers educate themselves up to the level of being able to wield that power.

Not all Tories are atrocious heartless fiends, I concede. But those who wield hunger as a weapon while claiming their own meals on expenses, are beyond satire.

The Presidents job, is not to wield power himself, but to lead attention away from it.

Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down.

We are too prone to make technological instruments the scapegoats for the sins of those who wield them. The products of modern science are not in themselves good or bad; it is the way they are used that determines their value.

Journalists don't have audiences, they have publics who can respond instantly and globally, positively or negatively, with a great deal more power than the traditional letters to the editor could wield.

The less people know about what is really going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.

The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.

I would say that by virtue of your not acting parental up to this point, you've relinquished your ability to wield any power now. Sam and I are together. It's not an option.

Even a very little girl can wield a slide rule, the cursor serving as a haft.

The weapon of nonviolence does not need supermen or superwomen to wield it; even beings of common clay can use it and have used it before this with success.

We've created the almost godly power of being able to alter the climate, to change the face of the earth, now we need to develop the consciousness of gods, and wield that power wisely

The publicists are the gatekeepers, and they wield a lot of power. They're the ones giving you access to their clients.

You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.

Shame is the power we give others to wield over us.

Nationwide injunctions not only allow district courts to wield unprecedented power, they also allow district courts to wield it asymmetrically.

All power is indeed weak compared with that of the thinker. He sits upon the throne of his Empire of Thought, mightier far than they who wield material sceptres.

New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them.

Always remember, with a strong enough will, even the weak can wield great power.

If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence...you just did the later! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

I suspect that democracy is not viable in a technologically advanced society. Free people wield too much ability to destroy.

The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.

Unconsciously I had discovered the commentator's secret weapon-that so long as you can wield words, it isn't necessary to know what you're talking about.

The mathematical sciences wield their particular language made of digits and signs, no less subtle than any other.

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.

I like to think I'm one of the least athletic people in real life. I don't do a whole lot when I'm left to my own devices except wield forks and knives.

The chief evil is unlimited government, and nobody is qualified to wield unlimited power.

All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But... I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death.

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

Theologians are all alike, of whatever religion or country they may be; their aim is always to wield despotic authority over men's consciences; they therefore persecute all of us who have the temerity to tell the truth.

Some of the actors who came to cinema much later than me have tried their hand at direction. But, I don't intend to wield megaphone anytime soon, since it is tough and requires a lot of your time.

I used to have a Milton steel water bottle that I would wield like a hammer, almost! My answer to all my bullies was to take out my bottle and hit them.

To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

I wield my spear in the name of justice!

The theater is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it.

As long as he had life, who deserved it so little, he would use it, wield it, and do whatever he could in its name, even if it was not, was never, enough

I love you more than word can wield the matter, Dearer than eye-sight, space and liberty

Adults, who outnumber kids four or five to one, are in charge. We wield the resources, run the world, and completely thwart kids' creativity.

I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.

Historically, professors have defended tenure as a way to protect their individualistic thought. But tenure can also be used as a club to wield against the powerless.

If I don't wield the sword, I can't protect you. If I keep wielding the sword, I can't embrace you. -Ichigo Kurosaki

I come from Chicago and am a child of Irish Catholic parents who were able to wield guilt like a Ginsu knife.

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.

Could words and symbols wield such power? Could mere scribblings on parchment unmake a person's moral fiber? Weren't we made of sterner stuff?

Those who do not fear the sword they wield have no right to wield a sword at all. ~Shuhei Hisagi

Waving the banner of my coaches is a heavy flag to wield, so it's something I take very serious.

I found that I loved producing that kind of propaganda and I loved the power that a few students with a Macintosh computer could wield. I was hooked on communications at that point.

The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.

Journalists don't have audiences - they have publics who can respond instantly and globally, positively or negatively, with a great deal more power than the traditional letters to the editor could wield.