Power revealed is power sacrificed. The truly powerful exert their influence in ways unseen, unfelt. Some would say that a thing visible is a thing vulnerable.
Guillermo del ToroTags: power
Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible.
Lois McMaster BujoldTags: power philosophy war death glory
Power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.
Leo TolstoyTags: power
How can the strength of one man stand against Jake and an army of demons?"
"He can," I countered, "if he has the power of Heaven on his side. After all, Christ was a man."
"He was also the Son of God, there's a difference."
"Do you think they could have crucified him if he wasn't human?" I asked. "He was flesh and blood, just like Xavier. You've been here so long you underestimate the power of humans. They're a force of nature.
Tags: inspirational power human hell jesus christ beth xavier crucified hanna
It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence.
Friedrich NietzscheTags: power morality ethics philosophy will self-deception decadence nihilism philosohers
Fear is the lack of faith in one's ability to create powerful solutions.
T.F. HodgeTags: fear power courage faith quotes ability solutions hinderances lack-of-faith
Not every instance requires a response. Truth resides silently in the seat of power.
T.F. HodgeTags: truth power silence communication quotes response
The decide word is so powerful. It's amazing what you can do once you decide to do it.
Lorii MyersTags: strength power success-self-improvement make-it-happen
If women had power what would men be but women who can't bear children? And what would women be but men who can?
Ursula K. Le GuinI tell the story to you now, but in each telling the story itself changes a little, changes direction, and that in turn changes you and me. So be very careful not only in how you repeat it but in how you remember it, goslings. More often than you realize it, the world is shaped by two things -- stories told and the memories they leave behind.
Vera NazarianTags: truth future power world stories change literature fiction story storytelling evolution influence story-telling shaping storyteller
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