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Quotes About Power

Though she could do nothing but stare at me, I feared her, mightily and distinctly. If she had told me to slap my own face, I would have. "Now go to bed," my mother said, and I did.
~ Elizabeth Berg
One's sentiments -- call them that -- one's fidelities are so instinctive that one hardly knows they exist: only when they are betrayed or, worse still, when one betrays them does one realize their power.
~ Elizabeth Bowen
I am the master of this house! Let me in! he wanted to bellow, but he doubted anyone was going to listen. This, he decided, was what came of marriage. Well
~ Elizabeth Boyle
Love can fuel hate.
~ Elizabeth Chandler
Just as mental toughness and physical energy are the primary traits of an army, they also mark God's beautiful woman.
~ Elizabeth George
Worry denies the power of God and produces no good results. Worry adds no value to your life. Eliminate it with God's help.
~ Elizabeth George
When you stop worrying about your problems and start praising God for His magnificent power you will experience His peace.
~ Elizabeth George
We must look to God for His grace and His power to perfect godly qualities in our lives.
~ Elizabeth George
Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.
~ Elizabeth George
Was it possible that only love could bend the bow of bronze?
~ Elizabeth George Speare
There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. 'How much do you love me?' And, 'Who's in charge?' Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
You have no idea how strong my love is!
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
Groceries, you need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select what clothes you're gonna wear every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control. Drop everything else but that. Because if you can't learn to master your thinking, you're in deep trouble forever.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
He was powerful and I died of love in his shadow.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
This is what we are like. Collectively as a species, this is our emotional landscape. I met an old lady once, almost 100 years old, and she told me, There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge? Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
David was catnip and kryptonite to me.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
He is only happy when he can maintain himself - mentally and spiritually - at the intersection between a vertical line and horizontal one, in a state of perfect balance. For this, he needs to know where he is located every moment, both in his relationship to the divine and to his family here on earth. If he loses that balance, he loses his power.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
All the pain of a human life is caused by words, as is all the joy.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
Honey -- even Ray Charles can see that you have control issues.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
THIS IS ME! MY FATHER WAS A GREATER WARRIOR THAN YOUR FATHER! YOU CANNOT EVEN LIFT MY SPEAR
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
But this morning in meditation, after I heard the lion roar YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS, I came out of that meditation cave like worrior queen.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge?
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
This is what we are like. Collectively, as a species, this is our emotional landscape. I met an old lady once, almost one hundred years old, and she told me, There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge? Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief and suffering.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
Ajalugu tunneb ainult kahte küsimust, mis inimesi võitlusse tõukab: Kui siiras on sinu armastus? Ja: Kelle käes on ohjad?. Kõige muuga saab kuidagimoodi hakkama.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert