Danh ngôn thuộc danh mục: power

I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

I just don't believe in love at first sight anymore, even though I've based my whole career on the concept. In my experience, power, money and influence always attract the opposite sex. It's something that I've always exploited - with good results.

The permanent power brokers of this city are the columnists.

One of the greatest rebels, who I really admire: Christ. He was a rebel. He ended up being crucified. He was a great rebel. He rebelled against the established power that subjugated.

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

Music has the power to divert the violent minds.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

I didn't want anyone to have control over how people saw me. I wanted to have that power myself.

Gravity may put the planets into motion, but without the divine Power, it could never put them into such a circulating motion as they have about the Sun; and therefore, for this as well as other reasons, I am compelled to ascribe the frame of this System to an intelligent Agent.

What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.

Anyone who has seen the auto factories in Detroit and the oil fields in Texas knows that Japan lacks the national power for a naval race with America.

You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.

A country that cannot feed itself cannot have self-pride, and in the mid-'60s 20 percent of all the wheat produced in America came into India. We were agriculturally a basket case. And 15 years later, 20 years later, we have become an agricultural power. This is the famous Green Revolution.

I know it's a cliche. But, like, literally, I want to create an empire of dozens of talent under me to take my power and multiply it so that I become bigger than myself.

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

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.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.

The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.

A king without power is an absurdity.

I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place.

There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a difficult step for many transgender people because it's also a very visible one.

The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.

Knowledge is power, and it can help you overcome any fear of the unexpected. When you learn, you gain more awareness through the process, and you know what pitfalls to look for as you get ready to transition to the next level.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

To increase the power, develop the resources and promote the happiness of a Confederacy, it is requisite there should be so much of homogeneity that the welfare of every portion would be the aim of the whole.

There's a difference between lust and passionate love. Lust can't just creep in. You'll not find it where true love exists, but it has power enough to shatter the world you've worked so hard to create with love, and sometimes, it suddenly changes how you perceived love to begin with. Love then doesn't live there anymore.

I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.

Never underestimate the power of a fresh coat of white paint.

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

There's nothing that's more unfair or unjust than people using their power to try to make other people feel small, to tell them who they are or what they are capable of, to say their identity doesn't belong.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Once all the power goes out, there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power.

Just by making a decision to stay out of politics, you are making the decision to allow others to shape politics and exert power over you. And if you are alienated from the current political system, then just by staying out of it, if you do nothing to change it, you simply entrench it.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

When you have the power of music within your soul and your heart, nothing can stop you.

The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. That is the history of the journey of America.

Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day. It is about changing our behaviour and mindset to reduce power and water consumption, thereby helping to control emissions and pollution levels.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.