A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read he is doing all in his power to poison their books.

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius power and magic in it. Only engage and then the mind grows heated. Begin and then the work will be completed.

Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one and the great charm of all power is modesty.

When we are angry or depressed in our creativity we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth and then we are angry at being undervalued.

If you lose the power to laugh you lose the power to think.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

To free us from the expectations of others to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great singular power of self-respect.

The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

I don't have a set of tenets but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends that's the good stuff in life.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

There are two kinds of women those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed.

An unlimited power to tax involves necessarily the power to destroy.

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black Hispanic Asian Jewish Muslim or gay we still must overcome.