“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
People despise the lust for power that originates from a craving for homage and for the attributes of power. — Konstantin Ushinsky Copy Share Image
Considering the natural lust for power so inherent in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people. — George Mason Copy Share Image
Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“For only the humans were endowed with the lust for power so strong that the raw passion of their nature could be… — Margaret Weis Copy Share Image
“Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all passions.” — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
“History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“David was "a star, the Elvis of the Bible." An unusually for such a rockstar with his lust for power, lust for… — Bono Copy Share Image
Ubuntu is not a biblical concept but an ancient African one. Nevertheless it falls back on one simple thing: that humans have… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
There must be a connection between the lust for power and impotentia coeundi. I liked Marx, I was sure that he and… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Drill and uniforms impose an architecture on the crowd. An army's beautiful. But that's not all; it panders to lower instincts than… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Faith is a personal accord between a lone soul and that in which it chooses to believe. In any other guise it… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“But there are no more nations beyond us; nothing is there but waves and rocks, and the Romans, more deadly still than… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
“I know who you are," she said. "You're my enemy. The true believer. The righteous man with the righteous mission. The one… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Within the next generation I believe that the world’s rulers will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister. “Pride?” Catelyn snapped. His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry.… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“We have reason. It is the entire meaning and purpose of Shangri-La. It came to me in a vision long, long ago.… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“{ From Lindsey's address at the funeral of renowned scientist Luther Burbank . Burbank was one of the most beloved people in… — Ben Lindsey Copy Share Image
We are living in a sex mad world. A world in which is polluted with pornography and profanity, a world of corruption… — Sessah-Odai Sadick Copy Share Image
“Led by the party’s founder, Anton Drexler, they drew up an indictment of the would-be dictator and circulated it as a pamphlet.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
With the plundered people transferring their energies into relaxed and receptive thoughts, degradation and lust for power produced art. — Peter Weiss Copy Share Image
“Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Some things transcend politics and policy and the lust for power. Truth, honesty, integrity, decency and fairness are immutable values. They are… — Michael Short Copy Share Image
“And the Enemy, the Destroyer, senses the surface truth that this Jesus is a threat, so he targets Him for destruction. Lucifer… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Three times now... We've fought world wars for our own nations, our own villages. We've hurt one another. We've hated one another.… — Masashi Kishimoto Copy Share Image
“The ugliest thing in America is greed, the lust for power and domination, the lunatic ideology of perpetual Growth - with a… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“As the Christian world is celebrating the Nativity once again, the roar of the guns, the cries of the dying and the… — Walt Elias Disney Copy Share Image
“Jesus’s example and grace heals our will to power. The normal response to our sense of powerlessness is to deny it, to… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“On a subtle level, even democracy encourages division. Modern political leaders can still force their way to the top — they can… — Richard Rudd Copy Share Image
Corruption and envy and lust for power. Cruelty and coldness. A vicious probing curiousity. Pure, poisonous, toxic malice. You have never from… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Why do men want to kill the bodies of other men? Women don't want to kill the bodies of other women, by… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“10 fundamental lessons of history: 1. We do not learn from history. 2. Science and technology do not make us immune to… — J. Rufus Fears Copy Share Image
