583 quotes found
“The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.”
“Magic is dangerous: it's neither good nor bad, right nor wrong; it can be both a blessing and a curse. It takes strength, the strength of a man, to make the magic his own, to make it serve him, and...”
“To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
“You can't retire to weakness -- you've got to learn to control strength.”
“I would be bored to death if I didn't control a country--Gin”
“The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.”
“They will not be swayed, they have power in their sights and are blinded by its alluring glister.”
“Power and control are an illusion, all we have are the relationship of measured things and incomplete descriptions.”
“If you allow someone to control you, you surrender part of your power to them.”
“I encourage you, to take control to take back your power. Make the time and effort to invest in yourself. Self-care and healing. Taking time for stillness and contemplation. Reflect on your own beh...”
“I'd been at the mercy of a prick on a power trip, the kind of buttoned-up bantam rooster who gets off on control and then, when you resist him, tells you that you've got issues with control.”
“Were making our decisions or so we think. Yet in truth, ignorance, greed, and the scourge of immediate gratification are often the things that are making them. So if were going to truly live well,...”
“Youre one of those kinds of womenthose kinds of people I should sayas am I.And what kind of woman is that? Mary was very curious and excited now.A woman who is not satisfied doing only what society...”
“Under his feet he felt the hillroots going down and down into the dark, and over his head he saw the dry, far fires of the stars. Between, all things were his to order, to command. He stood at the ...”
“while "freedom" from magic is certainly invoked as a constitutive element of modern modes of subjectivity, this freedom is purchased only at the price of potent new forms of social control and regi...”
“A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long as he was present; however, a single priest could put a policeman inside the h...”
“There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period.”
“Those who rule have always had an interest in shaping the perceptions of those they wish to rule. But never in the history of humanity has their toolbox been so full. Advances in technology and psy...”
“And this is what she wants to do to people. Let them have their own lives, until she wants them. Give them the strength of giants, but not the power to control it.”
“The same goes for Edward Monkford. Yes, based on what you've told me, it seems Emma was the real narcissist, not him. But there's no doubting he's an extreme controller. What happens when a control...”
