Power Quotes - Page 43

The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to disarm the people. Such a flagitious attempt could only be made under some general pretense by a state legislature. But if in any blind pursuit of inordinate power, either should attempt it, this amendment may be appealed to as a restraint on both.

You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.

The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible.

There's something strange and powerful about black-and-white imagery.

Awareness is empowering.

My third maxim was to try always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and to change my desires rather than the order of the world, and generally to accustom myself to believing that there is nothing entirely in our power except our thoughts, so that after we have done our best regarding things external to us, everything in which we do not succeed is for us absolutely impossible.

The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.

A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool.

For our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community needs.

Feel empowered. And if you start to do it, if you start to feel your voice heard, you will never go back.

Everyone starts out with nobody listening to them and nobody to listen to. How and who you add determines what Twitter will become for you.

September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.

The qualities that make Twitter seem inane and half-baked are what makes it so powerful.

Let individuals create real wealth, empower them, create something that they can leave for their children.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them.

I guess Satan was the first superhero [...] In his first adventure, he took the form of a snake to free two prisoners being held naked in a Third World jungle prison by an all-powerful megalomaniac. At the same time, he broadened their diet and introduced them to their own sexuality.

Meditation is the single most powerful tool to aid recovery from disease and lead to a life of maximum health

The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.

Think in terms of images and words. They can be mighty powerful when they are fitted together properly.

And the banks - hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created - are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place.

The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.

Lord, by the words of consecration the substance of the bread and wine is converted into the substance of your Body and Blood. All powerful Lord, say over me the word which will change me into You.

It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality.