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“It is the growing custom to narrow control, concentrate power, disregard and disenfranchise the public; and assuming that certain powers by divine right of money-raising or by sheer assumption, have the power to do as they think best without consulting the wisdom of mankind.”

Thinking Certain Power Growing Mankind Divine Assuming Tyranny Assumption Customs Sheer Disregard Consulting Divine Right

Author:W. E. B. Du Bois

“The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.”

Thinking Political Strong Power Weapons Weakness Weak Management Errors

Author:Georges Bidault

“Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Wells Use Wisdom Past Remember Power Lessons Reserves Lessons Of The Past

Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti

“We go astray when we think that we can do spiritual work without spiritual power.”

Thinking God Spiritual Can Do Religious Work Power Wrong Preacher Pastor Spiritual Power Spiritual Work

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“It's okay for Christians throughout centuries to exterminate races and for their priests to rape little kids throughout decades, but trying to give the people the power to think and be individual, that's evil?”

“I think if you maintain a force in the world that comes into people's sleep, you are exercising a meaningful power.”

People Ifs Thinking World Force Sleep Power Exercise Meaningful

Book:Underworld: Picador Classic

Source: Underworld: Picador Classic

“I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen”

Thinking Power Quiet Screens

Author:Guillermo del Toro

“Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.”

Thinking Power Aries

Book:Meditations

Source: Meditations

“Design is both a political and cultural force for change, although most designers choose not to think about the power it has.”

Thinking Political Choices Culture Force Change Power Design Designer Changing The World Making Changes

Author:Jonathan Barnbrook

“An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on nonpower methods to influence their children from infancy on, there would be little for children to rebel against when they become adolescents. The use of power to change the behavior of children, then, has this severe limitation: parents inevitably run out of power, and sooner than they think.”

Ifs Thinking Children Littles Doe Would Be Running Parent Power Psychology Influence Method Parenting Inevitable Rely Rebel Adolescence Raising Children Infancy Teaching Children

Author:Thomas Gordon

“Think of yourself as incandescent power, illuminated perhaps and forever talked to by God and his messengers.”

Thinking Power Forever Think Of You Messengers

Author:Brenda Ueland

“A sure sign of failure for a startup is when someone sends me logo-embroidered polo shirts. If your people are at shows and in public, it's okay to buy for your own employees, but if you really think people are going to wear your branded polo when they're out and about, you are mistaken and have no idea how to spend your money.”

People Ifs Thinking Ideas Shows Success Inspiring Business Power Okay No Idea Shirts Employee Mistaken Logos Branded Polo

Author:Mark Cuban

“So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls things, and go on doing their own things.”

Thinking Way Able Artist Steps Power Media Goes On Idealistic

Author:Thom Yorke

“The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power.”

Thinking World Needs Decision Power Politician Civilized

Author:Vladimir Zhirinovsky

“I think all negotiations should take place at a round table and everybody should have to rotate counterclockwise once an hour so that even the perception of head of the table, or foot, are ritually obliterated.”

Thinking Should Hours Power Feet Perception Should Have Tables Rounds Negotiation

Book:I Wish I Had a Red Dress: A Novel

Source: I Wish I Had a Red Dress: A Novel

“To think! All that power and he wasn't even rich!”

Thinking Power Rich

Author:John D. Rockefeller

“Every thought has the power to bring into being the visible from the invisible. It is absolutely necessary for us all to understand that everything we think, do or say comes back to us. Every thought, word or action- without exception- manifests itself [in some way] as an actual reality.”

Thinking Way Reality Action Power Invisible Visible Exception Manifest Thoughts Become Things Careful What You Say

Author:Ann Wigmore

“I tend to think having that extreme of color, that kind of black, is amazingly beautiful...and powerful. What I was thinking to do with my image was to reclaim the image of blackness as an emblem of power.”

Thinking Kind Beautiful Black Powerful Power Color Extremes Imagery Blackness Famous Artist Emblems Black Is Beautiful

Author:Kerry James Marshall

“The real basic power of an individual isn't what he or she knows; it's the ability to think and learn and face new challenges.”

Thinking Knows Real Faces Individual Challenges Ability Power New Challenges

Book:Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality

Source: Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality

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