#power

In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection of exercising power, we need scholars to spare us the abjection of learning. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#learning #need #power #same #scholars

The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres. ↗

— Bruno Bauer

#enchantment #family #fascinates #fiery #gives

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it. ↗

— Chris Bell

#american people #anyone #her #his #people

Indiana Jones is very much an old-world kind of hero. He doesn't really have any kind of superpower or rely on any kind of technology to help him out of things. ↗

— Jamie Bell

#help #hero #him #indiana #indiana jones

Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless. ↗

— Paul Harris

#bless #curse #depress #personality #uplift

The most powerful element in advertising is the truth. ↗

— William Bernbach

#element #most #most powerful #powerful #truth

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. ↗

— Sarah Bernhardt

#appearance #exaggerate #hamlet #his #king

The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation. ↗

— Joe Biden

#balance of power #crisis #deal #economic #economic future

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#commonly #her #invisible #namely #patron

A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that. ↗

— Alton Brown

#food #inspire #lot #need #only