Powerful Quotes

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One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected. — Bertrand Russell
To speak seriously: the standards of "goodness" which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a… — Bertrand Russell
As one who sees in dreams and wakes to find the emotional impression of his vision still powerful while its parts fade from his mind… — Dante Alighieri
A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Jason settled back on the bench. 'I hate to break this to you, but as a rule, wizards are nasty people. They're powerful, capricious, ruthless,… — Cinda Williams Chima
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
..because the only kind of love I have to offer is stupid and blind and so deep and powerful that I feel like I'm cracking… — Brent Weeks
It is a dogma of the Roman Church that the existence of God can be proved by natural reason. Now this dogma would make it… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to… — Chogyam Trungpa
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads. — Dr. Seuss
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts. — Thomas Aquinas
Christianity is at its best when it is peculiar, marginalized, suffering, and it is at its worst when it is popular, credible, triumphal, and powerful. — Shane Claiborne
of all the weapons of destruction that man could invent, the most terrible-and the most powerful-was the word. Daggers and spears left traces of blood;… — Paulo Coelho
Murray said, Â´I donÂ´t trust anybodyÂ´s nostalgia but my own. Nostalgia is a product of dissatisfaction and rage. ItÂ´s a settling of grievances between the… — Don DeLillo
The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that. — Richelle Mead
The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast… — Daisaku Ikeda
A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and… — Primo Levi
Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that… — Kate DiCamillo
Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of… — Kate DiCamillo
The only power that exists is inside ourselves. — Anne Rice

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