#power

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#corrupted #debate #get #goal #goals

In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#access #actually #because #committed #few

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#being a lady #lady #like #people #power

Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#career #early #i #learned #lot

The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#asia #both #china #each #east

I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job. ↗

— Marisa Tomei

#being #did #doing #even #experience

Besides, we had a large debt, contracted at home and abroad in our War of Independence; therefore the great power of taxation was conferred upon this Government. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#besides #conferred #contracted #debt #government

My favorite type of music to sing is definitely those big ballads, I just love doing those power ballads. ↗

— Pia Toscano

#big #definitely #doing #favorite #i

Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. ↗

— Alice Walker

#confused #government #movements #much #now

Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be? ↗

— Verne Troyer

#austin #austin powers #beat #being #great