#power

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#impossible #nice #nice things #only #powerful

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government. ↗

— James K. Polk

#character #foreign #foreign powers #government #our

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. ↗

— Melody Beattie

#empowerment #life #lost #realization #life

You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery. ↗

— Colin Powell

#about #argued #congress #court #deal

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power. ↗

— Colin Powell

#also #council #demands #doubted #enforced

What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#any #failed #government #lib #meaningful

I have a vision that's about technology that empowers consumers over institutions. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#consumers #empowers #i #institutions #over

The U.S. has more broadband subscribers than any country other than China. Americans rank at the top in their use of the web, and numerous studies validate that the U.S. is a global innovation powerhouse. The leading Internet and e-commerce companies are located here. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#broadband #china #companies #country #e-commerce

If you want a higher power, go to the goddamn sun. Just go to the sun - and stop destroying the ozone layer. ↗

— Susan Powter

#go #goddamn #higher #higher power #just

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#becomes #bigger #callous #colder #competition