#pow

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#axis #power #sword #world

Dr. King's Nobel Prize had a more powerful transforming effect on him than I think he realized at the time. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#effect #had #him #i #i think

Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning. ↗

— Hannah Storm

#colin #colin powell #joining #morning #much

It was under a solemn consciousness of the dangers from ecclesiastical ambition, the bigotry of spiritual pride, and the intolerance of sects... that is was deemed advisable to exclude from the national government all power to act upon the subject. ↗

— Joseph Story

#advisable #ambition #consciousness #dangers #deemed

The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. ↗

— Henry George

#boldest #century #clothed #could #dreamt

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better than colonialism ever was because you can keep control without having an army, without having a whole administration. ↗

— Susan George

#army #because #better #colonialism #control

Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#been #circumstances #creating #enjoy #find

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it. ↗

— Edwin Land

#important #important thing #make #most #power

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love. ↗

— Michael Landon

#between #family #god #i #i believe

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name! ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

#fading #fame #grave #little #name