Quotes About Powerful

What I'm trying to say is that a certain sentence of the book—a written sentence, a very powerful sentence—killed Flora.' Louise was silent. After a few moments she spoke. 'I wish I could write a sentence like that.

We have chosen a stillness more powerful than all activity. A detachment more fulfilling than all possession, A wisdom exceeding all knowledge And a love beyond all.

Beware of Mrs. Meir. She is a formidable person.

It was an explosion of sadness.

So dispatched, Aristagoras traveled to Athens—the most powerful city in Greece. Here he changed tactics: instead of speaking with the ruler, he addressed the crowd (in accordance with another of Herodotus's rules, that it seems to be easier to fool a crowd than a single person) and appealed directly to the Athenians to help the Ionians.

She's no flibberti-gibberti mamzell, but a whir-stir-get-lost-sir bundla dynamite!

The world is not ideas, rich boy; the world is no place for dreamers or their dreams; the world, little Snotnose, is things. Things and their makers rule the world; look at Birla, and Tata, and all the powerful: they make things. For things, the country is run. Not for people.

An enormous amount of modern ingenuity is expended," old G.K. opined, "on finding defenses for the indefensible conduct of the powerful

I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

The thing about sports movies is, they can't help but feel epic - putting music to images, etc.

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.

If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.

A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.

The guides from the book of Joshua will combine to provide the most powerful source of courage and strength there is: faith in our Heavenly Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ.

It's very powerful if you can home in on, and really trust, intuition and its strength. Most men have shunned that in so many ways that they end up squaring off the circle of life.

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.

Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities.

Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.

Ambition is at the very core of success and extraordinary achievement. Unlike greed, it's a powerful, creative and constructive force.

so powerful is the influence of a truly great character on all that surrounds it.

I, who was looking on, an eager and curious spectator - I, who was watching the working of this mournful tragedy - I, who like a wicked angel laughing at the evil men committed protected by secrecy (a secret is easily kept by the rich and powerful), I am in my turn bitten by the serpent whose tortuous course I was watching, and bitten to the heart.

Words were everything, stories were more powerful than any weapon, books changed lives.

Love is ancient and mysterious and you can't mess with it. If you do it just backfires and you meet with disaster.