Mothers possess a power beyond that of a king on his throne.

Any time someone gives you drugs, the purpose is to subdue. Always. Whether it is from a dealer, a friend, your mother/brother/sister/son, or your government–especially your government–the intention is to subdue, and always to feed...

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Of course, it was impossible, in this company, not to think about balances of power. Raffin and Bann glanced at each other now and then, sharing silent agreement, teasing each other, or just resting their...

once having power -always scared to lose it

What he wanted was Megan wanting him… but not needing him. Not vulnerable to him. Sure as help not trying to leave him over and over again… and simply failing.

The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do…

You will see that one side has all of the power. The other side has no power.

Truth is not a right to be claimed, but a gift for those who are able to conquer it. ☥

Storytellers are the most powerful people on earth. They might not be the best paid– but they are the most powerful. Storytellers have the power to move the human heart– and there is no greater...

Ursula Monkton smiled, and the lightnings wreathed and writhed about her. She was power incarnate, standing in the crackling air. She was the storm, she was the lightning, she was the adult world with all...

Power’s a strange thing, lad. It’s a drug people like me crave it.

Men are not dogs. We merely think we are and, on occasion, act as if we are. But, by believing in our nobler nature, women have the amazing power to inspire us to live up...

They try to resist change. Power comes from becoming change.

We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.

[T]hus one should not think that desire is repressed, for the simple reason that the law is what constitutes both desire and the lack on which it is predicated. Where there is desire, the power...

Better exert power than justify it!

Most governments strive to keep the masses from thinking; if the masses began to think the government would not be in power – rjs

Pray that your marriage is one in which you both agree & that God will be in the center of it

You get a lot of power plays and you get a lot of shots you can’t see,

The full-size car segment is fairly staid, with no new model introductions, according to J.D. Power segmentation. Although retained value improved year-over-year in December, the segment still lags all others. One driver of the increase...

Apple had a great quarter, no question about it. We are very pleased with the strong demand for our Power Macintosh G3 computers, which accounted for 51 percent of all units sold.

Most people’s greatest regret is not living the life they knew they could live.

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

Insensate cruelty to those you can whip, and grovelling submission to those you can’t. Once having set up her idols and built altars to the, it was imevitable that she would worship there. It was...

Understanding the beauty of our humanity unlocks the power of our spirituality.

Taking risks, choosing growth, challenging ourselves, and asking for promotions (with smiles on our faces, of course) are all important elements of managing a career. One of my favorite quotes comes from author Alice Walker,...

If fucking up is power, I should be the Hulk by now.

I strike terror among men, I can’t be bothered by what they think.

There was nothing but power, and those who hadn’t yet found the tap. (Greachin)

It is an heretic that makes the fire, Not she which burns in’t.

Power must be claimed. Wealth won. Rule, dominion, empire purchased with blood.You scarless children deserve nothing. You do not know pain. You do not know whatyour forefathers sacrificed to place you on these heights. But...

Power is violence, its promise, its deed. Power cares nothing for reason, nothing for justice, nothing for compassion. It is, in fact, the singular abnegation of these things – once the cloak of deceits is...

Be united like a rain; be powerful like an ocean.

To hold power has always meant to manipulate idiots and circumstances; and those circumstances and those idiots, tossed together, bring about those coincidences to which even the greatest men confess they owe most of their...

People floating like pollen in search of more fertile soil.

The worst thing about being a great power is when you’re not one any more. It takes centuries to get over it.

Women do not need a knight in shining armor or a Prince Charming to come to their rescue.

He(Prophet Muhammad) was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope’s pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue;...

Perspective alone can make an experience positive or negative, but regardless of which you let it become, it can only have as much power over your outlook on life as you give it.

The beautiful know they have power, and she had, in her diminutive charm, a certain power of which she was always casually aware.

The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence.

We’re monitoring the (U.K.) market, but aren’t considering making a bid for Scottish Power at the moment.

We are advised to meditate on things that are true, lovely, noble, gracious and bring good report. These should form the basis of our thought pattern.

What was the point in satin and lace if it didn’t make a man struggle to speak?

When we have balance over body, mind, and soul — and with the power of spirit — anything can be overcome to achieve a positive result. As a spiritual being, we have unlimited power at...

Power and moneyLike Pooh Bear and honeyStick fast.

When he is most powerful, nothing does he become.

Poetry, above all, is a series of intense moments – its power is not in narrative. I’m not dealing with facts, I’m dealing with emotion.