#pow

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. ↗

— Abigail Adams

#could #hands #husbands #into #men

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. ↗

— John Adams

#because #character #corrupts #demands #importance

Excessive fear is always powerless. ↗

— Aeschylus

#always #excessive #fear #powerless

The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power and hence a friend of other nations. We have never sought to dominate others or to violate the rights of any other country. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#big #consider #country #cultural #dominate

Our nation is today a powerful nation. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#our #powerful #powerful nation #today

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

#creation #enough #literature #man #moment

If I could have one superpower, I'd want to have the power of mind over matter. I'd want to be able to move things and people with my mind. ↗

— Shaun Alexander

#could #i #if i could #matter #mind

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. ↗

— James Allen

#being #choice #every #himself #his

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel. ↗

— James Allen

#diverting #forces #into #powerful #process

For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#critical #energy #feminine #management #men