Quotes by power
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Dreams show you that you have the power...
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When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life.
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Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
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Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to fecal matter, the fecal embodiment of something unmentionable, and you wonder what it is made of and when it acquired its historically sacred character.
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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
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Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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At the same time, as social beings, we are moved in the relations with our fellow beings by such feelings as sympathy, pride, hate, need for power, pity, and so on.
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But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.
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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
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Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.
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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
Source: The quotable Kofi Annan: selections from speeches and statements by the Secretary-General (1998) -
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
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