Quotes About Power

Macey was across the table from me, and we glanced at each other—an unspoken dread lingering between us like the smell of olive oil and melting cheese, but beside me, Bex was unfazed, and I remembered the power of a secret.

Bir ekip, ancak en zay?f halkas? kadar güçlüydü sonuçta. (syf. 240)

The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.

Rio crouched beside Nella's left knee, leather stretching over his thighs. He rested his hand on her leg. "You don't need to be afraid of us." His hand was large and warm. A need to relax flowed through her, a need to trust, to put her fate in his so-strong hands. "Yes, she does," Rees said softly. "Pay no attention to the man with the large hard-on," Rio said.

Mustn't. Damn, Braden had met a woman who used mustn't in everyday conversation. Did she say other sexy words, like shan't? How about something big, like wherewithal? Braden, I shan't resist your commands, and I have the wherewithal to ride your cock all night. Oh, yeah. And Ky thought libraries were boring?

My grandmother told me, "Words are holy. Treat them with respect. There's power there.

La belleza es un monstruo, una deidad sangrienta a la que hay que aplacar con constantes sacrificios...

y la piel de las ciudades envejece también, como la de sus hijos, pero el tiempo posa sobre sus poros de piedra, de cristal, de cemento, una pátina brillante y bella, dorada, tensa, tan inexorable su poder como el que ahonda los surcos que el mismo tiempo abre sin piedad en las esquinas de nuestros labios, de nuestros ojos, de nuestra frente".

en una dictadura, la expresión estar en libertad no significa lo mismo que ser libre.

Así comprendí que las jaulas no siempre estaban fuera, en las amenazas y los chantajes de las personas que tenían el poder. También podían estar dentro, incrustadas en el cuerpo, en el espíritu de todas las mujeres perdidas que asumían mansamente un destino que no habían elegido, sólo porque otros habían decidido que lo que más les convenía era volverse decentes. Pues

Si no está la mitad del país en la cárcel por corrupción es porque Pablo pagó siempre en efectivo, nunca en cheques»,

Your blessing can serve as a shield and a protection for you against the powers of Satan.

The true power of science lies in its ability to challenge assumptions, dismantle misconceptions, and pave the way for new frontiers of understanding.

Hatred is the anger of the weak.

Hatred - The anger of the weak.

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

Power among humans is not simply the physical force with which one material body may move another; it is the force to distract, detour, maneuver, and command. Every pleasure we indulge in and every pain we suffer exerts power over others.

Our new concept of just power argues that the promotion of justice should be the aim of modern statecraft, not for altruistic reasons, but because it is the only sustainable way that states can promote progress and stability in a globalised world.

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power.

Ambition, while there was nothing wrong with it, was still a far cry from power. Ambition got you out of bed to make money. Power meant you could make money without ever leaving bed.

It is obvious that you like to be in control of things. With this girl, you lose control. You despise that, especially since she is younger.- Maria Delgado

Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

4. Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.