Danh ngôn thuộc danh mục: power

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.

Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Politics is not about power.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.

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

The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.

When I finished 'True History of the Kelly Gang,' I realised that Faulkner had not lost his power over me.

Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.

Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.

Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights.

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

Politics should not be a lifelong career, and elected officials should not be allowed to fix themselves in the halls of power of a nation.

We spend our lives, all of us, waiting for the great day, the great battle, or the deed of power. But that external consummation is not given to many: nor is it necessary. So long as our being is tensed, directed with passion, towards that which is the spirit of all things, then that spirit will emerge from our own hidden, nameless effort.

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power.

In Europe first and now in America, elected men have taken it upon themselves to indebt their people to create an atmosphere of dependency. And why? For their own selfish need to increase their own personal power.

You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.

A good villain exudes charisma and power. He has principles, though; that just gives him a level of dimension. It makes him seem to be a bit unpredictable, because he's usually deemed as some type of evil, ruthless person, and then he shows you his principles, and you don't know what to think of it.

Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.

Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.

Your dreams are what define your individuality. They have the power to give you wings and make you fly high.

Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.

Strong government doesn't mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence apparatus. Instead, it should mean effective, fair administration - in other words, 'good governance.'

If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Power and speed be hands and feet.

It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them.

The entire planet is drawn to Indian culture and soft power. The global community looks to us for solutions to international problems - whether terrorism, money laundering or climate change. In a globalised world, our responsibilities are also global.

Where educators are raising and combining their voices, the seeds of positive change have emerged. Collective voice, exercised through the union, is power - the power to drive real change for our kids, families and communities.

Purchasing power is a license to purchase power.

Everything is generated through your own will power.

I discovered that no revival comes if we don't preach the Word of God under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. If we only have the Great Commission and only the Holy Spirit, we have power without purpose, or purpose without power. It is a package deal, and that is what God honors.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.

People give more importance to material things, it all seems to be a power game, while people ought be making the most of every moment as time is fleeting.

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

Every night of our lives, we dream, and our brain concocts visions which are, at least until we wake up, highly convincing. Most of us have had experiences which are verging on hallucination. It shows the power of the brain to knock up illusions.

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.

When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Swimming has its educational value - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb.