#pow

Kafka: cries of helplessness in twenty powerful volumes. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#helplessness #kafka #powerful #twenty #volumes

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. ↗

— Epicurus

#folly #gods #himself #man #obtain

Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it's a universal language. You don't have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song. ↗

— Paul Epworth

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The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#doctor #even #higher #his #ignorant

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#democracy #just #law #mechanic #organic

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#bothered #creativity #else #focusing #granted

We choose forward. We choose inclusion. We choose growing together. We choose American economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the American ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class. ↗

— Cory Booker

#bedrock #choose #class #economic #empowered

Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#curiosity #influence #interesting #man #natural

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one. ↗

— Pat Boone

#culture #entertainers #good #influence #make

Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#panacea #poison #power #synthesis #tonic