Quotes of: Power-corrupts Keyword

...spirituality alone will not take a man far in the Mysteries; he must have intellectual powers as well.

What Is Occultism?

Naysayers are frightened by their own power.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

Naysayers are frightened of their own power.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

It is not the victory of science that distinguishes our nineteenth century, but the victory of scientific method over science.

The Will to Power

Power is the sum total of the wills of the mass, transfered by express or tactic agreement to rulers chosen by the masses.

War and Peace

Is it easier to get you to do what I want with a fist to your face, or a gentle pat on the back and a handshake? Let this be a lesson in power.

Xazaqazax

And I will never again underestimate the power of anticipation. There is no better boost in the present than an invitation into the future.

You

The powerful chords that emanated from the radio heated me from the inside out, like a microwave.

In Zoey's Head: A Novel

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

Albert Pujols

Men want to make the best use of time and want to see how something can inform them and give them a stronger sense of power.

Chuck Palahniuk

Sometimes the very best way to deal with unpleasant things is to depict them in ways that allow people to laugh at them and destroy the power of unsayable things, rather than refusing to acknowledge them.

Chuck Palahniuk

I love being a woman. I love the sexiness we get to exude. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men.

Eva Longoria

With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power.

Henry A. Wallace

Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.

Joyce Brothers

When executing advertising, it's best to think of yourself as an uninvited guest in the living room of a prospect who has the magical power to make you disappear instantly.

John O'Toole

When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and control over labor and the resources of the country. Labor will have its best return when the laborer can control its disposal.

Leland Stanford

Contrary to popular mythology, the best and most durable relationships are based not on vulnerability or passion but on a conjugation of positive attributes, a meeting of mind, body and soul that is all the more powerful as it is not weighed down wit...

Mariella Frostrup

The best thing we can do is give students the tools for constructing their own identities - powerful new tools like African fractals - and then just get out of the way.

Ron Eglash

The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

Thomas Jefferson

Don’t worry, little bunny, we only use our triplet telepathic powers for good.

Alice in Wonderland