Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.
Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.
He who fears alcohol MUST also fear ANGER, for anger is more powerful and dangerous than the alcohol.
Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.
He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act
Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization - an appeal to civilization itself.
Most of my girlfriends are sent by the Devil and seem genuinely bemused when I do not succumb to their powers.
A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line.
It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!
I cannot tell you how many people, powerful people, come to my studio and they are in tears they are so moved by what they see.
I'm never gonna be a Carlos Santana - an instrumentalist. I just like songs. It's three minutes of something that can be very powerful.
Your power to choose can never be taken from you. It can be neglected and it can be ignored. But if used, it can make all the difference.
Power is like a knife. It can be used to cut bread to share with your neighbor or stab you in the back.
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
The written word can be powerful and beautiful - but films transport us to another place in a way that even the most evocative words never can.
Never underestimate the power of good but never ignore evil lurking in the hearts of men. Rose of Life
Desire is what lends power to thought, it is that element that separates a wish or a day dream into reality, if properly directed.
Thought is power, as is desire, but neither is enough unless it is backed by faith, specificity, and the desire to see to it that it becomes.
I don't need... this kind of power! If you want me to inherit such mistakes... Then, I... I WILL WIPE OUT THE VONGOLA!
A lot of high-profile companies are recognizing the benefits of power napping. . . . It's like kindergarten all over again.
Unless individuals have the power to defy commoditization and define their own lives, their potential is vulnerable to the crushing forces of objectification.
