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IT is mere coincidence that Cooper was born in the year which produced The Power of Sympathy and that when he died Uncle Tom's Cabin was passing through its serial stage, and yet the limits of his life mark almost exactly the first great period of American fiction. ↗

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

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The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change. ↗

— Kenneth Kaunda

#consciences #force #great #inability #leading

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare! ↗

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

#able #dare #given #lower #matters

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. ↗

— Rita Dove

#distilled #language #most #most powerful #powerful

If we don't empower ourselves with knowledge, then we're gonna be led down a garden path. ↗

— Fran Drescher

#empower #garden #gonna #knowledge #led

Any powerful technology can be abused. ↗

— K. Eric Drexler

#powerful #technology

Still Caine hesitated. A big, warm bed. A beautiful girl to share it with. Food. Water. Everything he needed, just a few miles away on the island. The logical, rational answer was obvious. "Which is why the world stays messed up," Caine said under his breath. "People aren't rational." He took a few deep, steadying breaths, and prepared to die for power. ↗

— Michael Grant

#gone-series #michael-grant #power #beauty

Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs. ↗

— Peter Drucker

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Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#does #give #imposes #power #privilege

Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or a service that the customer does not and cannot have, and does not need if he can trust the brand. This explains the profitability of brands. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#because #brand #brands #cannot #customer