Potent Quotes

269 Potent quotes by 228 unique authors

There is a power in names. Olakunde told us of ashe-the power which runs through all things, subtle and flexible, which find its most potent… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing… — Mahatma Gandhi
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it… — Walter Lippmann
The chemistry of dissatisfaction is as the chemistry of some marvelously potent tar. In it are the building stones of explosives, stimulants, poisons, opiates, perfumes… — Eric Hoffer
Love is the most potent cosmetic ... — Saul Bellow
We are aware of yoga only as a technique to gain physical strength, flexibility, or increased health. And indeed these are potent side effects of… — John McAfee
Every so often a book comes along that has the power to alter the course of history. Project Animal Farm is that potent. — John Robbins
But as a skeptic I am dubious about science as about everything else, unless the scientist is himself a skeptic, and few of them are.… — Robertson Davies
A Mantra is composed of certain letters arranged in definite sequence of sounds, of which the letters are the representative signs. To produce the designed… — Sir John Woodroffe
Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent. — Natan Sharansky
History shows that there is no more potent engine for reform than the passion of voters who feel betrayed by the politicians they hoped would… — Michael Moritz
Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side,… — Dick Morris
Just as our bodies need proper food to live and develop, our souls need love to blossom. The strength and nourishment that love can give… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Among all the modernized aspects of the most luxurious of industries, the model, a vestige of voluptuous barbarianism, is like some plunder-laden prey. She is… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come than this massed… — George V
No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good… — Jared Diamond
Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated… — Natalie Dormer
Well, marriage doesn't function in the way it used to in terms of deciding our fate, but it's in our heads, and it determines a… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived. The odors of fruits waft me… — Helen Keller
Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however, the… — Donna Farhi
It is thus more potent, as well as more economical, to disarm the enemy than to attempt his destruction by hard fighting ... A strategist… — B. H. Liddell Hart
Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw.… — David Adam
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. There is nothing… — Mahatma Gandhi
If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has no inborn skills,… — Eric Hoffer

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