Potent Quotes

269 Potent quotes by 228 unique authors

A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable… — Mark Twain
Fantasy (in this sense) is, I think, not a lower but a higher form of Art, indeed the most nearly pure form, and so (when… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I feel strong in my belief, based on my widely traveled collaborations, that a one-to-one contact through art contains potent peaceful powers, and is the… — Robert Rauschenberg
Humor is essential to a successful tactician, for the most potent weapons known to mankind are satire and ridicule. — Saul Alinsky
When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent… — Drake
When [Wonder Woman creator William Moulton] Marston died in 1947, they got rid of the pervy elements, and instantly sales plummeted. Wonder Woman should be… — Grant Morrison
Rationalism belongs to the cool observer. But because of the stupidity of the average person, they follow not reason, but faith. This naïve faith, requires… — Reinhold Niebuhr
Every act of kindness is potent and lingers long in the heart of the recipient. — Gary Lineker
Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. — Unknown Author
Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion. — Boris Spassky
Briefly, in the act of composition, as an instrument there intervenes and is most potent, fire, flaming, fervid, hot; but in the very substance of… — Georg Ernst Stahl
Let yourself be loved, O Beloved, in the One. And from this One move out into the world, carrying within you the great potent energies… — Unknown Author
The idea that relationships are not a strategy is potent; and the sad commentary proceeds to say that often relationships are seen as a strategy,… — Scot McKnight
The scope of herbal medicine ranges from mild-acting plant medicines such as chamomile and peppermint, to very potent ones such as foxglove (from which the… — Donald Brown
...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
There is no more worthy, more glorious or more potent work, than to work with light. — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
The best motivation for anyone-including employees-is to hear or see our name as often and in as many places as possible. Our name is the… — Vicki Donlan
So - our readiness to meet and defeat this kind of possible attack is forced upon us, both as a potent preventive of actual war… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if used badly — Charaka
An ounce of breast milk is even more potent than the finest tequila. — Tori Amos
The most potent and sacred command which can be laid upon any artist is the command: wait. — Iris Murdoch
And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss… — Richard Ford
Due to the potent combination of my sexual recklessness and the slutty nature of some of the girls I have slept with, I have accumulated… — Tucker Max
A thought is truly sought only if it has got, in latent or potent form, the strength of 'WE' which sounds as 'V' that stands… — Unknown Author
Possibly the tragedy of the bicycle is that it was invented too close in time to the car. In the historical scheme, pedal power hardly… — Richard Ballantine

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