#powers

Back in the days when the market was a kind of secular god and all the world thrilled to behold the amazing powers of private capital, the idea of privatizing highways and airports and other bits of our transportation infrastructure made a certain kind of sense. ↗

— Thomas Frank

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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers. ↗

— Erich Fromm

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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. ↗

— Erich Fromm

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The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. ↗

— Henry George

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My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

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Until relatively recently, law enforcement's ability to determine an individual's location and track their movements was largely limited to natural human powers of observation. ↗

— Ron Wyden

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Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter. ↗

— Nadine Gordimer

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The Internet empowers individuals to play a more active role in the political process, as Obama's campaign has manifested. ↗

— Al Gore

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I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion. ↗

— Alexander the Great

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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. ↗

— Henry Miller

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