#powers

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man. ↗

— Satchel Paige

#characteristics #cheered #excellent #excellent man #grieved

In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed. ↗

— John Rawls

#constant #finance #function #money #paralyzed

Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. ↗

— Wayne Dyer

#empowers #everything #weakens #you

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better. ↗

— Jay Roach

#austin #austin powers #better #bit #caught

With all our mastery over the powers of Nature we have adhered to the view that the struggle for existence is a permanent and necessary condition of life. ↗

— Frederick Soddy

#condition #existence #life #mastery #nature

Oh man. If I had magic powers... I would hope that I would use them for good. I think I would. But I would do something pretty trivial like making traffic disappear. ↗

— Nick Stahl

#good #had #hope #i #i think

You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God. ↗

— Saint Stephen

#compassion #desire #exceeds #god #humble

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#engaging #familiar #familiar things #make #most

But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#nuclear #nuclear powers #powers #still #their

Psychic power is the ability to download information directly from the Universe. ↗