#power

When human beings give their heartfelt allegiance to and worship that which is not God, they progressively cease to reflect the image of God. One of the primary laws of human life is that you become like what you worship; what’s more, you reflect what you worship not only to the object itself but also outward to the world around. Those who worship money increasingly define themselves in terms of it and increasingly treat other people as creditors, debtors, partners, or customers rather than as human beings. Those who worship sex define themselves in terms of it (their preferences, their practices, their past histories) and increasingly treat other people as actual or potential sex objects. Those who worship power define themselves in terms of it and treat other people as either collaborators, competitors, or pawns. These and many other forms of idolatry combine in a thousand ways, all of them damaging to the image-bearing quality of the people concerned and of those whose lives they touch. ↗

— N.T. Wright

#idolatry #idols #image-of-god #money #power

The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it's everywhere. The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money. ↗

— Matt Taibbi

#greed #money #power #money

Concentrate more on your achievements than your failures. Learn to take the failures as opportunities to rectify your errors. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#confident #empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#motivation #self-confidence #willpower #motivational

Self-confidence is contagious. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence #self-help

Certain situations need a Jedi-like approach. One of these is when you are in a strange environment, usually where you feel unsure of yourself. You would be surprised how, if you walk with confidence and meaning, people will see this as a mark of confidence, yet you are perhaps shaking inside but outwardly you have the gait of a confident Jedi Knight. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence #self-help

A Master Jedi feels emotions, but they do not allow them to influence their reasoning. Yoda told Luke that he would know the good from the bad when he was 'calm, at peace. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence #self-help

Your self-confidence is simply the part of your brain that tells you whether or not you should try something different or new or believe in yourself, and just as a Jedi truly believes that it is within their power to control their thoughts and stay in the Light, so can you. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence-image #self-help

Self-belief, also called self-efficacy, is the kind of feeling you have when you have, like a Jedi, mastered a particular kind of skill and with its help have been able to achieve your set goals. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#confident #empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence

So stark ist der Zauber der Musik und, immer mächtiger werdend, musste er jede Fessel einer andern Kunst zerreißen." (Beethovens Instrumentalmusik) ↗

— Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

#power-of-music #music