All Quotes By Tag: Power

“There is something more powerful than any army. Something strong enough to topple kings, and even Darklings. Do you know what that thing is?”I shook my head, inching away from him.“Faith,” he breathed, his black eyes wild. “Faith.”

“Anger … it’s a paralyzing emotion … you can’t get anything done. People sort of think it’s an interesting, passionate, and igniting feeling — I don’t think it’s any of that — it’s helpless … it’s absence of control — and I need all of my skills, all of the control, all of my powers … and anger doesn’t provide any of that — I have no use for it whatsoever.”[Interview with CBS radio host Don Swaim, September 15, 1987.]”

“Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.”

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property – either as a child, a wife, or a concubine – must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.”

“What a curious power words have.”

“The pursuit of social success, in the form of prestige or power or both, is the most important obstacle to happiness in a competitive society.”

“The pursuit of social success, in the form of prestige or power or both, is the most important obstacle in a competitive society.”

“I will always appreciate those who made me go through rough times because without those, I wouldn’t have the wisdom and power that lies within me now.”

“…a man, who, like Satan, thought himself, for an instant, equal to God; but who now acknowledges, with Christian humility, that God alone possesses supreme power and infinite wisdom.”

“Love is a powerful thing. It transcends time and place. If you’re looking for immortality, love long and love well. The rest will take care of itself.”

“The control and power to construct or destroy is within you—choose wisely.” —Sepideh Irvani, PsyD”

“We speak it literally, metaphorically, rhythmically and harmoniously; yet it is perceived diversely to have the most profound affect, universally.”

“Power isn’t controlling everything that happens to us. No one can do that, not even the richest man alive. Power is perfect control of how we react to what happen to us.”

“Gentleness is not weakness. Just the opposite. Preserving a gentle spirit in a heartless world takes extraordinary courage, determination, and resilience. Do not underestimate the power of gentleness because gentleness is strength wrapped in peace, and therein lies the power to change the world.”

“Sometimes people have no idea what drives you & the unlimited gears you’ve developed inside you, so they try to teach you how to steer.”