Powers Quotes

1705 quotes by 1103 authors

Government has within it a tendency to abuse its powers. — John C. Calhoun
The Fed was largely responsible for converting what might have been a garden-variety recession, although perhaps a fairly severe one, into a major catastrophe. Instead… — Milton Friedman
I do verily believe that if the principle were to prevail of a common law being in force in the United States (which principle possesses… — Thomas Jefferson
This government is acknowledged by all, to be one of enumerated powers. — John Marshall
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other rights is far… — Laura Schlessinger
Not surprisingly, the federal judiciary nearly always rules in favor of the federal government. Judicial review, contrary to the assurances of its advocates, has hardly… — Joseph Sobran
MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter (see Molecule). The monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation - containing all the powers… — Ambrose Bierce
The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the… — Hjalmar Branting
So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above all, I appeal… — Joseph Rotblat
When one walks, one is brought into touch first of all with the essential relations between one's physical powers and the character of the country;… — Aleister Crowley
Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one… — Goran Visnjic
And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo… — James Merrill
At a time when we are facing threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran, and attempting to convince others such as India and… — Ellen Tauscher
The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were… — Kelly Miller
We need to break our dependency on foreign sources of oil, which leaves us at the mercy of foreign powers. To do that, we should… — Bobby Jindal
We were enclosed, O eternal Father, within the garden of your breast. You drew us out of your holy mind like a flower petaled with… — St. Catherine of Siena
I myself, a professional mathematician, on re-reading my own work find it strains my mental powers to recall to mind from the figures the meanings… — Johannes Kepler
I'd seen Sage bleed. I'd made Sage bleed. Not that it hurt him any; he healed so quickly...In smaller doses it has incredible healing powers.… — Hilary Duff
Surely nothing is more reproachful to a being endowed with reason, than to resign its powers to the influence of the air, and live in… — Samuel Johnson
Those who live in the realization of their oneness with the Infinite Power become magnets to attract to themselves a continual supply of whatever things… — Ralph Waldo Trine

Who Wrote These Powers Quotes

1,103 authors contributed a total of 1,705 Powers Quotes, led by these top contributors: