676 quotes found
“He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.”
“Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline - if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you have an inferno. But anger inside an engine is powerful: it ca...”
“It is only with burning anger that we can speak of this attack by counter-revolutionary reactionary elements against the capital of our country, against our people's democratic order and the power ...”
“If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.”
“One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.”
“The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.”
“Anything that makes you feel the most alone also has the greatest power to connect you.”
“We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't l...”
“The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.”
“The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.”
“Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these...”
“Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.”
“Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.”
“To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.”
“If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.”
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someo...”
“The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.”
“If a president can enforce a part of a law and delay a part of a law, then does he have a power to not enforce any law he so chooses? If he can allow illegal aliens to freely run across our border,...”
“In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.”
“I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States. I do not have the legal power to pardon terrorists and even if I did, I would not use it.”
