#pow

The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

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Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#american policy #because #been #change #drawing

Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan or whoever. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#barbara #bush #first #had #issues

Power has to be insecure to be responsive. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#power #responsive

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#achieve #courage #dreams #i #lacked

Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#love #more #powerful #than

In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

#ascribed #fifty #forces #given #gods

A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#frequently #generally #hand #machine #more

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power. ↗

— Major Owens

#constant #exercise #power #you

To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education. ↗

— John Dickey

#competence #corresponding #create #creating #direction