#power

The large venue gives me the thrill that comes from the power in numbers. ↗

— Suzy Bogguss

#gives #large #me #numbers #power

The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#defense #else #need #power #save

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

When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it. ↗

— Julius Erving

#ball #both #chance #change #committed

When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players. ↗

— Julius Erving

#balance of power #definitely #had #i #now

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power. ↗

— James Bovard

#agents #child #child support #daily #daily lives

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing. ↗

— Joe Eszterhas

#director #gut #heart #lost #makes

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power. ↗

— Joe Eszterhas

#been #corruption #fascinated #i #power

I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer. ↗

— Melissa Etheridge

#been #cancer #encountered #i #never

To be completely stripped bare of any image power or my hair. To step onstage and get the response that I got blew any problems I had about self-image out the door. ↗

— Melissa Etheridge

#any #bare #blew #completely #door