Powerful Quotes

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The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it. — Baron de Montesquieu
Powerful men who have powerful passions use much of their strength in forging chains for themselves. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Stronger than thunder's winged force All-powerful gold can speed its course; Through watchful guards its passage make, And loves through solid walls to break. — Horace
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
The feminine is more powerful than the masculine, the soft is more powerful than the hard, the water is more powerful than the rock. — Rajneesh
A face which is always serene possesses a mysterious and powerful attraction: sad hearts come to it as to the sun to warm themselves again. — Philibert Joseph Roux
Hunger is a powerful incentive to introspection. — Willa Cather
Compound interest is the eighth natural wonder of the world and the most powerful thing I have ever encountered. — Albert Einstein
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Any medium powerful enough to extend man's reach is powerful enough to topple his world. — Alan Kay
Fanaticism, or, to call it by its milder name, enthusiasm, is only powerful and active so long as it is aggressive. Establish it firmly in… — James Russell Lowell
We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us. — Eric Hoffer
When you've done all you can, do just a little bit more. Any extra effort you make will draw immense leverage from all the ordinary… — Ralph Marston
O admirable necessity! O powerful action! What mind can penetrate your nature? What language can express this marvel? None, to be sure. This is where… — Leonardo da Vinci
None of our political writers . . . take notice of any more than three estates, namely, Kings, Lords and Commons . . . passing… — Henry Fielding
But would you sing, and rival Orpheus' strain. The wond'ring forests soon should dance again; The moving mountains hear the powerful call. And headlong streams… — Alexander Pope
I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as… — Mary Oliver
What happened to us in September, 2001, is a microcosmic but painful and powerful example of the fact we live in an inter-dependent world that… — William J. Clinton
When the laws are written and administered by the most powerful leaders in a society, it is human nature for them to understand, justify, and… — Jimmy Carter
Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction. — Melody Beattie

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