#power

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#comes #despotic #elected #general #hateful

You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power. ↗

— Helen Gurley Brown

#money #power #recognition #take #you

There's too many people in seats of power who just haven't got a clue what they're doing. They're bean counters, and it just pisses me off because consequently our kids go to see crap movies. ↗

— Pierce Brosnan

#because #clue #consequently #counters #crap

The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction. ↗

— Michael Faraday

#been #believe #exerted #full #give

A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power. ↗

— Harry Browne

#everyone #individualism #just #libertarian #political

Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#art #delightfully #excite #imagination #manner

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the promises we make with the implicit expectation that He will hold us accountable for the manner in which we honor them. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#ask #bear #derives #expectation #fact

I have a really powerful urge to see things work. ↗

— Bill Budge

#powerful #really #see #things #urge

Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#calm #calmness #itself #power #strength

The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know. ↗

— Roger Federer

#always #around #could #enough #good