Quotes About Power

In fact when I first got my Apple II the first thing I did was turn it on and off, on and off, just because I had the power to do so, which I'd never had on a computer before

Rittner's Computer Law: Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by the kilowatt-hour.

I found that I loved producing that kind of propaganda and I loved the power that a few students with a Macintosh computer could wield. I was hooked on communications at that point.

Man should rule with computers, not vice versa.

If you wanted to build the most powerful computer you could, you can't do better than including everything in the universe that's potentially available.

They can do all because they think they can.

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

Whoever has the most energy wins. Energy gives one confidence, power, self-esteem and new possibilities.

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

It was his cunning, this confidence and farsightedness in dealing with his own Clan, that made Crookedstar one of the strongest leaders the Clans have ever seen.

One positive statement of good is more powerful than 1,000 negative thoughts; and two positive statements of good are more powerful than 10,000 negative thoughts.

Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence

There's a real power in collaboration. I've found that in collaborating while making art, it takes you to a place that you wouldn't necessarily have the confidence to go on your own.

As far as which writers embody this form of gentle power - Tobias Wolff, for sure. His persona and his writing both share an easy, capacious confidence that says he has faith in his readers.

The American woman is more stylish than any other in the world. She understands the power of good style and has the confidence to feel comfortable.

Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.

Faith in your own powers and confidence in your individual methods are essential to success.

Being a slave to a fellow human being, many times, starts with giving his opinion more weight than you should.

This little man was of the order of beings who must not be opposed, unless you possessed an all-dominant force sufficient to crush him at once.

Cullen was a bully. Bullies are cowards. You plant your feet and stay calm, they don't know what to do.