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Powerful Quotes (page 168)

In a world where vows are worthless. Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power. Chuck Palahniuk
Victor Hugo quote: "An army is a strange contrivance in which power is the sum of..."
An army is a strange contrivance in which power is the sum of a vast total of impotence. Victor Hugo
Man’s strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good. To travel step by step toward the heights. And that is all he can do. To reach heaven and remain there is beyond his powers: Even Moses had to return to earth. Is it the same for evil? Elie Wiesel
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. Noah Webster
Apparently with no surprise. To any happy Flower. The Frost beheads it at its play --In accidental power --The blonde Assassin passes on --The Sun proceeds unmoved. To measure off another Day. For an Approving God. Emily Dickinson
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "And its object is Art not power, sub-creation not domination..."
And its object is Art not power, sub-creation not domination and tyrannous re-forming of Creation. J. R. R. Tolkien
As one who sees in dreams and wakes to find the emotional impression of his vision still powerful while its parts fade from his mind - Just such am I, having lost nearly all the vision itself, while in my heart I feel the sweetness of it yet distill and fall. Dante Alighieri
Carcharadon carcharias . Six thousand pounds of muscle powering a hoop of butcher's knives. The only animal that ate its weaker siblings in the womb. Immune from cancer. Constantly awake. Mark Haddon
Michael Crichton quote: "Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a..."
Harassment is about power---the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate. Michael Crichton
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. James Madison
I'm still agnostic. But in the words of Elton Richards, I'm now a reverant agnostic. Which isn't an oxymoron, I swear. I now believe that whether or not there's a God, there is such a thing as sacredness. Life is sacred. The Sabbath can be a sacred day. Prayer can be a sacred ritual. There is something transcendent, beyond the everyday. It's possible that humans created this sacredness ourselves, but that doesn't take away from its power or importance. A. J. Jacobs
The constitution of most of the states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of the press. Thomas Jefferson
Reasons always came with a purpose, to give the appearance of a struggle between principle and desire. Principle had power only until you found what you had to have. Tobias Wolff
One ought to be afraid of nothing other then things possessed of power to do us harm, but things innoucuous need not be feared. Dante Alighieri
Paul Auster quote: "One should never underestimate the power of books."
One should never underestimate the power of books. Paul Auster

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