Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power, or debased by the habit of obedience; but by the exercise of a power which they believe to be illegitimate, and by obedience to a rule which they consider to be usurped and oppressive.
The only power she wanted over him was the power to make him happy. . . . She wanted them to be equal in their loving, not master and slave.
When you start with a necessary evil, and then over time the necessity passes away, what's left?
Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call courage.
There is no power relation without the correlative constitution of a field of knowledge, nor any knowledge that does not presuppose and constitute at the same time power relations
Citizens are starting not to excuse political candidates who have web sites that do nothing but throw virtual confetti.
Time (again, Time) like the soul, wears many faces, many bodies and climates and attitudes. The past is one face, the present a second and the future yet another.
The fulness of the Spirit is not a question of our getting more of the Holy Spirit, but rather of the Holy Spirit getting more of us.
Awakening is not a journey of discovering a distant land or a coveted secret, but rather, it is a journey of surrendering to what has always been present but shrouded in illusion and disillusion.
Leaders in all realms and activities of life knew that the power they had come to hold existed because they were responsible to serve the many, thus power was position of service.
Words are very powerful," Miss Possibelf said, stepping lightly between the rows of desk. "And they take on more power the more they're spoken.... "The more they're and and ,in specific, consistent combinations.
Asked to explain how he became a war hero he (Kennedy) responded, "It was involuntary. They think my boat.
Your leaders must know powerful magic. Yes, said one of the women. The magic is called Marx, Stalin, Lenin and Class Dialectics. It didn't sound like very powerful magic to me.
Motivations take you there. Tell yourself you are powerful enough to make it, and it will surprise you that.. that power will start manifesting itself.
What would your prayers look like if you believed that the cross really was the measure of God's compassion for someone?
When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.
Gospel change is the Spirit of God using the story of God to make the beauty of God come alive in our hearts
A real man can use power, rather than let power use him
He ran from one side of the cage, and then back again, which was not very far. It was far only if you were a puppy.
Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.
This is the time of myths, Orphan. They are the cables that run under the floors and power the world, the conduits of unseen currents, the steam that powers the great engines of the earth.
