Control Quote by Michael Leunig

What nature does blindly, slowly and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it becomes his…

— Francis Galton

A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.

— Confucius

The heart of man is "deceitful and desperately wicked."

— Pat Robertson

There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears, hesitations, doubts…

— Eric Hoffer

The most reliable sign, the most universal behavior of unscrupulous people is not directed, as one might imagine, at our fearfulness. It is, perversely,…

— Martha Stout

Ruthless is not necessarily the word I would use, but tough, resolute, understanding what the problems are, and understanding that the job of the…

— Benjamin Carson

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever…

— Abigail Adams

“The weaknesses of human nature appear more clearly in a storm than in the quiet flow of calmer times. Among the overwhelming majority of…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“If we promoted justice and charity among men, we should be playing directly into the Enemy's hands; but if we guide them to the…

— C.S. Lewis

You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness, implacable before blunders, indulgent…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Those who are in love with the present can be cruel and corrupt but not genuinely vicious. They cannot be methodically and consistently ruthless.

— Eric Hoffer

The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing…

— Swami Vivekananda