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Quotes About Power

I am the son of many chiefs. My sword is sharp and terrible. It is the mightiest of things when the pot of war boils fiercely.
~ al-Walid, Khalid ibn
But all at once I realized that my feet were cold.' I paused, for the alarming power of that moment was still uncomfortable, even in memory. 'I looked at the candles in their lanterns, and the top third had burned away. Somebody, somehow, seemed to have put me into a trance.
~ Alys Clare
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. —Marianne Williamson
~ Alyson Noel
Free will is a powerful thing. Sometimes it's the only way to realize your true destiny.
~ Alyson Noel
we have the power to transform anything we have the courage to face.
~ Alyson Noel
Free will is a powerful thing, Riley. Sometimes it's the only way to realize your true destiny, though it does require a fair bit if trust–in yourself, in the universe–as I'm sure you now know.
~ Alyson Noel
Love is stronger than evil. Love is the answer. Love is all there is. Love conquers. Love heals. Love unites. All you need is love. Love makes the world go round…
~ Alyson Noel
Even though I may look like your average defenseless girl on the outside, I'm anything but.
~ Alyson Noel
Our cause is much greater. And now,with you on board, it won't be long before we rule the Middleworld, the Lowerworld, and ultimately the Upperworld too. My dad's really gonna be proud of me then." His eyes blaze at the idea,proving once again,he's a psychopath.
~ Alyson Noel
And while I definitely agree with that, I also think the same can be said of how people handle power.
~ Alyson Noel
Like poetry that is recited but never written down, more powerful because it is held solely in the mind.
~ Alyson Richman
Como un poema que se recita pero jamás se escribe, es más poderoso porque únicamente se retiene en el recuerdo.
~ Alyson Richman
The flapping of a butterfly's wings in the rain forest can alter a hurricane hundreds of miles in the distance. Isn't it amazing that something so small can change the outcome of another thing so far away?
~ Alyson Richman
Because I am eighteen I know a great many things; for example, I know that sticks and stones are indeed very effective mechanisms with which to break bones; however, a few poorly aim (or sadly, well-aimed) words can have some's metaphorical eye out and therefore one out not wave one's words about willy-nilly.
~ Alyssa Brugman
He shot across the dark and dank room and gently lowered her slight body, which seemed to weigh almost nothing, until she stood with her back to the wall, as he called a shield of water to block her from any danger.
~ Alyssa Day
Your magic is unbalanced without the soul-meld
~ Alyssa Day
The priest was Quinn's biggest danger of all.
~ Alyssa Day
Finally, she looked up at him and met his gaze, and she gasped. He knew what must be visible on his face and therefore did not try to deny it. "You know," he rasped out. "You have always known, and you will always know that I am yours, and yet never can be. I am the most powerful high priest Poseidon has ever appointed, and yet I am too weak to hide the depths of my feelings for you.
~ Alyssa Day
Aquella noche descubrí algo terrible: uno puede echar su vida por la borda por culpa de una sola palabra.
~ Amelie Nothomb
Ce fut affreusement fort, sept années d'émotions vécues en dix secondes.C'était donc cela, Rinri et moi :l'étreinte fraternelle du samouraï , tellement plus beau et plus beau qu'une bête histoire d'amour...
~ Amelie Nothomb
Las mentiras tienen un curioso poder: el que las inventa las obedece.
~ Amelie Nothomb
Il y a toujours moyen d'obéir. C'est ce que les cerveaux occidentaux devraient comprendre.
~ Amelie Nothomb
El poder no me interesa. Reinar es mucho más hermoso
~ Amelie Nothomb
Quando un popolo rifiuta un progresso facile da raggiungere, quando un veicolo, spinto da dieci uomini, rimane inchiodato sul posto, quando un bambino si abbruttisce davanti al televisore per ore e ore, quando un'idea si cui è stata dimostrata l'inutilità continua a nuocere, allora si scopre, con stupore, lo spaventoso potere dell'immobile.
~ Amelie Nothomb