#power

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate. ↗

— John Malkovich

#animal #beautiful #celebrate #close #magnificent

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#big #make #more #pictures #powerful

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. ↗

— William James

#cold #criticisms #crushed #dry #due

Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ↗

— Joichi Ito

#cash #check #companies #consolidation #continuing

Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#creates #money #payer #power #relationship

In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them. ↗

— Alija Izetbegovic

#active role #although #cards #destiny #great

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all. ↗

— Allison Janney

#drawback #good #growing #growing up #height

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#economic #globalization #influence #might #military

If we come to power we will abolish the multi-ethnic society. ↗

— Hans Janmaat

#come #power #society #will

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#challenges #daunting #day #elect #face