Understanding is a power greater then knowledge.

The natural, proper, fitting shape of the novel might be that of a sack, a bag. A book holds words. Words hold things. They bear meanings. A novel is a medicine bundle, holding things in...

Fear only prevails till the fire burns, nobody fears ashes.

Manufacturers are still selling a lot in the United States but their lack of pricing power in the top-line really puts a lot of pressure on them to become more efficient.

That’s the power of a bigger bank.

There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic.

When people see you’re happy doing what you’re doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

– C’est ce receveur, expliqua le conducteur.– Ah ! dit Amadis.– Il aime pas les voyageurs. Alors, il s’arrange pourqu’on parte sans voyageur et il ne sonne jamais. Je le saisbien.– C’est vrai, dit Amadis.–...

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron – namely, that he is a blockhead.

Being love-filled and beautiful is one of the most powerful defenses that one can employ.

You are powerful, if you choose to be.

History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others...

I’m willing to be under anything, she said, as long as it isn’t somebody’s thumb.

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.

Self-acceptance is pure power.

Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power. Union power.

Until one nation ceases its attempts to dominate another, there will never be true freedom. Until one religion relinquishes its quest to prove its god superior to that of another, there shall never be world...

Use our memories as an asset not as a liability. Don’t let it be our inner curse but share them as a rare gift.

P6-the sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within sociey.

There’s always someone bigger and badder who can knock you off your perch—even if you’re me. Never forget it and you don’t have to worry about corruption. You’ll be too afraid with watching your own...

It is truth, in the old saying, that is ‘the daughter of time,’ and the lapse of half a century has not left us many of our illusions. Churchill tried and failed to preserve one...

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

Kujenga urafiki na wanasiasa wakati mwingine ni kitu kizuri. Wanasaidia kurahisisha mambo.

Communities that can’t read and translate what the powers are putting out will always be tricked.

The authorities don’t grant concessions out of the kindness of their hearts; they simply concede the reality of what their subjects are strong enough to compel from them. If you want political leverage, don’t beg...

There seemed to be no one in a position of power, from the Vatican to Wall Street, from Parliament to Scotland Yard to Fleet Street, who could think of anything better to do than abuse...

The processes of corporate power do not work in isolation. The economic and legal mechanisms that allow the privatization of the commonwealth, externalization of costs, predatory economic practices, political influence-buying, manipulation of regulation and deregulation,...

The mouse that makes jest of a cat has already seen a hole nearby… We don’t fear the devil because we are leaning on the resurrection power of Christ!

Passion gives power while attitude designs excellence! You can do it because you have the passion; you can do it very well because you have the right attitude!

Obstacles are weak walls without foundations; if you fear them, they will defeat you. But the fact is that they are even afraid of you. So why frightened?

Either ‘the group’ is superior or the individual is superior. Marxism, socialism, fascism, and pure democracy are all forms that give power to ‘the group’ and then use violence to force individuals to obey the...

Perceptual fields are limited by the attractor patterns that they’re associated with. This means that the capacity to recognize significant factors in a given situation is limited by the context that arises from the level...

A conscience is easier to swallow on an empty belly, simpler to swing with a broken wrist. The people who hate money are the ones who don’t have any. The people who hate power are...

Power belongs in the hands of love, not memories.

My brother is undoubtedly arrogant,” Tyrion Lannister replied. “My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb....

The more grateful you are for everything good that comes into your life, the more closely you place your mind in contact with that power in life that can produce greater good.

I’m just going to keep plugging away until I find success—or an electrical socket that works. This is the secret to gaining worldly power.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

I value my ownindependence so highly that I can fancy no degradation greater than thatof having another man perpetually directing and advising and lecturingme, or even planning too closely in any way about my actions....

I met an old lady once, almost a hundred years old, and she told me, ‘There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love...

We all know the protocol. But more powerful than our protocol is our grooming to believe in something more.

It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely to wield power, to be famed and to be feared....

He’s a power pitcher, … with finesse.

How do you get rid of unhappiness? You must release yourself from the prison you have unknowingly placed yourself in. Come to terms with the fact that there are things that you cannot control. But,...

It is said that love does not last, that it is just a momentary spell cast upon your soul by some higher power, or a small trick of the mind. If this were all true,...

Knowledge is power; and power is best shared among friends.

Power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.

Her arms are so long and she’s so strong, she’s able to power her way inside and into the paint. But she also has the finesse to pull up and hit a 3 during crucial...

Power line’s greatest appeal in the U.S. is to residential subscribers, who often lack access to any sort of broadband.

But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.