961 private quotes tagged power

“Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control these three alone lead one to sovereign power.” — Alfred Tennyson

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“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.” — George Orwell

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“True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” — George Orwell

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“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” — Thomas Paine

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“What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.” — Steven Wright

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“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” — George Bernard Shaw

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“Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.” — Aldous Huxley

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“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.” — Howard Zinn

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“Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.” — Thomas Carlyle

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“The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.” — Voltaire

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“I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.” — John F. Kennedy

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“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.” — Plutarch

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“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” — James Madison

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“Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.” — George Bernard Shaw

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“All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.” — Thomas Paine

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“Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.” — James Madison

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“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.” — Stephen Hawking

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“To live happily is an inward power of the soul.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.” — Nido Qubein

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“All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.” — Albert Camus

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