Power Quotes

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Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its… — Hannah Arendt
Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up. — Hannah Arendt
No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime… — Hannah Arendt
I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also… — Alexis Arguello
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right… — Aristotle
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is… — Aristotle
What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a… — Aristotle
The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. — Bashar al-Assad
The people in power have created an obesity epidemic. — Robert Atkins
I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty… — David Attenborough
A word after a word after a word is power. — Margaret Atwood
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and the power for what I… — Margaret Atwood
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to… — Margaret Atwood
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. — Marcus Aurelius

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