Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.
The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
When a publisher spends an inordinate amount on an acquisition, it will do everything in its power to make that project a market success.
We continue to focus on actually solving problems that real people have and not being distracted by what power users want.
Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.
People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
I'm sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power.
Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion.
I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure.
Then there is the worst part of Christianity, which is awful: power, corruption, manipulation... But then again, these feature are ever present in any organization.
What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.
I never underestimate the power of hot rollers for your hair and eyelash curlers for your eyelashes.
To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.
As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient's ability and desire to survive.
Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.
The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the latitude of power of that office.
The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.
It strikes me there's a bunch of people in power who have really strong intentions of running the world and adjusting the world to exactly how they see it.
