Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
The greatest power is often simple patience.
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.
Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
To foster the people’s willing spirit is often as important as to possess the more concrete forms of power.
“Asking questions gives you significant power.”
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us”
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.