961 private quotes tagged power

“Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.” — Robert Staughton Lynd

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“Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.” — Oliver Stone

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“Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.” — David Seabury

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“Power in America today is control of the means of communication.” — Theodore White

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“Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” — Horace Mann

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“Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.” — Peter Drucker

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“Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.” — Robin Morgan

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“Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.” — Pericles

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“I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.” — Fernando Flores

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“I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.” — Alexander the Great

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“If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.” — Oswald Chambers

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“Public misbehavior by the famous is a powerful teaching tool.” — Bill O'Reilly

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“Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.” — Orison Swett Marden

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“Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.” — Alvin Toffler

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“Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.” — Vine Deloria, Jr.

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“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.” — William Ellery Channing

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“As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.” — Barack Obama

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“I have never seen opponents so silent about their record, and so desperate to keep their power.” — Paul Ryan

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“I learned a good deal about economics, and about America, from the author of the Reagan tax reforms - the great Jack Kemp. What gave Jack that incredible enthusiasm was his belief in the possibilities of free people, in the power of free enterprise and strong communities to overcome poverty and despair. We need that same optimism right now.” — Paul Ryan

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“I believe in delegating power.” — Hillary Clinton

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“Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake.” — Barack Obama

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“Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.” — Barack Obama

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“The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.” — Mitt Romney

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“The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.” — Rick Perry

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“Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press, no political freedom. And the regime uses brutality and violence to suppress these freedoms and impose its will.” — Mitt Romney

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