Potent Quotes

269 quotes by 235 authors

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. — Steven Biko
The possibilities of prayer are found in its allying itself with the purposes of God, for God's purposes and man's praying are the combination of… — Edward McKendree Bounds
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds. — Lucretius
After years of telling corporate citizens to 'trust the system,' many companies must relearn instead to trust their people - and encourage their people to… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using… — Cesar Chavez
Next to Morning Pages and Artist Dates, the most potent tool for contacting inner guidance and creativity is walking. — Julia Cameron
Oh, what a power is motherhood, possessing a potent spell. Love, Light, Blessings — Euripides
The whole drift of our law is toward the absolute prohibition of all ideas that diverge in the slightest form from the accepted platitudes, and… — H. L. Mencken
From that night on, the electron-up to that time largely the plaything of the scientist-had clearly entered the field as a potent agent in the… — Robert Andrews Millikan
No reproof or denunciation is so potent as the silent influence of a good example. — Hosea Ballou
I'm painting an idea not an ideal. Basically I'm trying to paint a structured painting full of controlled, and therefore potent, emotion. — Euan Uglow
Geology has shared the fate of other infant sciences, in being for a while considered hostile to revealed religion; so like them, when fully understood,… — William Buckland
Culture is the most potent method of adaptation that has emerged in the evolutionary history of the living world. - Theodosius Dobzhanksky...the 'facts' of culture… — Jerry Sabloff
In the etheric body are centered the forces animating man's physical vehicle, so disease is evidenced in the etheric before it manifests in the physical.… — Corinne Heline
Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure. — Patch Adams
FOOD is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and EXERCISE is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant. — Bill Phillips
Unlimited opportunities can be as potent a cause of frustration as a paucity or lack of opportunities. — Eric Hoffer
Like a shadow that does not permit us to jump over it, but moves with us to maintain its proper distance, pollution is nature's answer… — William Irwin Thompson
Not too many songwriters, when they write songs go for broke. When someone does who's really good, it's astonishing. There's a reason a three-minute song… — Lou Reed
The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching so potent in… — Albert Einstein

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