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Author:Mallika Chopra

“Sound is the basis vibration of the universe All those little vortices may get sent going the other way. Sound is really very powerful.”

Way May Littles Universe Sound Powerful Bases Vibrations Very Powerful

Author:Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

“From the weak nations' point of view, it is better if there are many powerful countries then if there are just a few. The more concentrated is power, the fewer opportunities there are to move. Space for change, space for freedom to implement change is then very narrow; very small.”

Ifs Country Moving Opportunity Nations Space Views Powerful Weak Point Of View Fewer Powerful Countries

Author:Eduardo Galeano

“I'm really interested in culture because it is such a powerful human force, particularly in America where we think it's all about the individual.”

Thinking Humans America Culture Individual Force Powerful

Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming

“Sometimes there are leftwing governments I'm very critical of. For me, being leftwing is to live in a society where there's permanent change. It also means to respect the freedom of everybody, and to not accept big organizations or rich, powerful people holding power.”

People Mean Sometimes Bigs Government Powerful Accepting Rich Organization Critical Permanent Permanent Change

Author:Costa-Gavras

“I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed. While LEGOs are sold in kits in order to build specific things, there [are] very few people who leave their LEGOs in those kits. It very rapidly becomes an open system where you can build whatever you want. That's the one thing that signifies my entire life and my career. I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.”

People Thinking Want Kids Age Wanted Order Realizing Powerful Careers One Thing Keys Toys Very Powerful Legos

Author:Jamie Hyneman

“Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.”

Powerful Support Source Healer

Author:Bonnie St. John

“I realised what a powerful position you are in if you own the rights to your film because then you control the distribution and I ended up getting 25 million viewers for McLibel and that's what it's all about for me.”

Ifs Film Powerful Millions Rights Position Viewers Distribution Realised

Author:Franny Armstrong

“I always believed that social science was a progressive profession because it was the powerful who had the most to hide about how the world actually worked and if you could show how the world actually worked it would always have a de-masking and a subversive effect on the powerful. I don't think that's quite true, but it seems to me it's not bad as a point of departure anyway.”

Ifs Thinking World Shows Seems Social Powerful Effects Profession Progressive Always Believe Departure Subversive Social Science

Author:James C. Scott

“Drucker said: 'If you weren't already in this business, would you enter it today? And if not, what are you going to do about it?' ... Simple, right? But incredibly powerful.”

Ifs Inspirational Said Today Simple Powerful

Author:Jack Welch

“By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.”

May Mean Persons Doe Courses Individual Powerful Rich Wise Achievement Insightful Pathetic Become Rich

Book:Stay Alive All Your Life

Source: Stay Alive All Your Life

“Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.”

Long Doe Government Powerful Roles Progress Century Debate All Time Settling Our Time Role Of Government

Author:Barack Obama

“One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.”

Thinking I Can Government Powerful Presidency Public Service

Author:Barack Obama

“I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a mobilized grass roots.”

Community Powerful Roots Decided Grass Organizer

Book:Dreams From My Father

Source: Dreams From My Father

“This is our first task-caring for our children. It's our first job. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. That's how, as a society, we will be judged.”

Ifs Firsts Children Jobs Powerful Tasks Our Children Caring Judged

Author:Barack Obama

“I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you.”

Forget Powerful Victory Never Forget

Author:Barack Obama

“Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict.”

“My powers of empathy, my ability to reach into another's heart, cannot penetrate the blank stares of those who would murder innocents with abstract, serene satisfaction.”

Heart Ability Powerful Empathy Murder Satisfaction Staring Abstract Blank Penetrate Serene Blank Stares

Book:Dreams From My Father

Source: Dreams From My Father

“The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.”

Care Choices Powerful Greater Competition Saving Reform Health Care Savings Inefficiency Health Care System

Author:Barack Obama

“When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.”

Values Interest Powerful Responsibility Stakes

Author:Barack Obama

“Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.”

Heart Voice Powerful Deeds Voiceless Faint Of Heart

Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

Source: Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

“I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what's happening to poor folks in this society.”

Thinking Feels Poor Powerful Issues Happenings Folks Core Feel Good Engaged This Society I Feel Good

Author:Barack Obama

“We have a choice. We can shape our future, or let events shape it for us. And if we want to succeed, we can't fall back on the stale debates and old divides that won't move us forward.”

Ifs Want Moving Choices Fall Powerful Events Shapes Succeed Debate Divides Our Future Fall Back Stale

Author:Barack Obama

“I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.”

Knows Force Powerful Moral Violence Kings Weak Creeds Passive Testimony Non Violence

Author:Barack Obama

“The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people.”

People Long Faces Difficult Challenges My Own Powerful Journey Humility Capacity Profound Limitation Limitless

Author:Barack Obama

“That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.”

Dream America Simple Powerful Genius Miracle Insistence True Genius Small Miracles Simple Dreams

Author:Barack Obama

“No development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.”

People Young Powerful Development Strategy

Author:Barack Obama

“People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive.”

People Should Mind Heart Soul Country Powerful Essentials Tolerance Thrive Persuasion Faith Based

Author:Barack Obama

“While the future is unknowable, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress.”

Humans Powerful Progress Wind Blow Human Progress

Author:Barack Obama

“Tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11.”

Thinking Powerful Unity Tonight

Author:Barack Obama

“Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.”

Form Powerful Poverty Prosperity

Author:Barack Obama

“I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.”

Thinking Needs Kind Different Causes Powerful Progress Hungry Different Kinds

Author:Barack Obama

“In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.”

Humanity Powerful Common Share Economic Disaster Recovery Midst Upheaval Common Humanity Economic Recovery

Author:Barack Obama

“Throughout American history, there have been moments that call on us to meet the challenges of an uncertain world, and pay whatever price is required to secure our freedom.”

World Has Beens Moments Challenges Powerful Pay Secure American History Uncertain

Book:Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

Source: Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House

“There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.”

Moments Powerful Our Lives Privilege Witness Moments In Our Lives

Author:Barack Obama

“All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations.”

Should Children Country Powerful Expectations Our Children Country Life

Author:Barack Obama

“As the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods.”

Powerful Saint Grieving Goods Rejoice

Book:GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Source: GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

“Like comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way.”

Way Real Social Ability Powerful Issues Comedy Horror Conversation Provoking Social Issues Very Powerful

Author:Jordan Peele

“Happiness is a powerful thing. It freed me to do what I always wanted to do.”

Wanted Powerful

Author:Philip Schultz

“Every artist has his or her struggle to work out in their work. The more powerful the struggle, the more persuasive the art.”

Art Artist Powerful Struggle Work Out Persuasive

Author:Philip Schultz

“Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for me, it is that film gives me too much. There is less room for the audience to add their side of the conversation.”

Ifs Giving Play Problem Film Actors Sound Sides Rooms Powerful Audience Too Much Huge Conversation Give Me Add Editing Toolbox

Author:Dave McKean

“Being wealthy is often a powerful predictor that people spend less time doing pleasurable things and more time doing compulsory things and feeling stressed.”

People Feelings Powerful Wealthy More Time Stressed Affluence Compulsory

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hearts of the congregants without a bit of poetry and storytelling.”

Believe Heart Jesus I Believe Bits Powerful Imagine Poet Storytelling Priests Parables

Author:Uwem Akpan

“Naturally, we will continue to offer very powerful vehicles in the future. Nevertheless, no other manufacturer has reduced the CO2 emissions of its fleet as substantially as the BMW Group.”

Powerful Groups Offers Vehicle Nevertheless Very Powerful Emissions Co2 Bmw Co2 Emissions

Author:Norbert Reithofer

“BMW models are more powerful on average than competitors. This is precisely what we are aiming for: less fuel consumption and more driving pleasure.”

Pleasure Powerful Models Average Driving Fuel Consumption Competitors Bmw

Author:Norbert Reithofer

“The more powerful a person or institution is, the more transparent - open to public inspection or oversight - its activities should be. The less powerful, the less transparent.”

Should Persons Powerful Activity Institutions Transparent Inspection Oversight

Author:George Scialabba

“I just can't imagine my life without Dostoevsky and The Brothers Karamazov. I can spin off of that and talk about Crime and Punishment and Tolstoy. I could talk about other novels, but for me it's Dostoevsky. His sheer size and grandeur, his sacramentality, his ecclesiology, and his sense of the human predicament are as powerful as it gets. Can't imagine not reading the Russians.”

Humans I Can Reading Powerful Novel Imagine Crime Brother Size Punishment Sheer Grandeur Predicaments Crime And Punishment Brothers Karamazov

Author:Gordon T. Smith

“The paradox is that, by children taking shortcuts through computer games, through fantasies, through movies that load on all the emotional stimulation of encountering life in a stylized way - all of this is the equivalent of mainlining of paleolithic emotions, emotions about combat, about personal success, about overcoming monsters, about making powerful friendships, about winning wars and entering new territory.”

“Being with the president’s daughter, no matter who the president is, you are connected to the most powerful political force on earth, and that’s scary. And when you mix crystal meth and alcohol with that, it’s…kind of exciting. A little too exciting.”

Kind Littles Matter Earth Political Force President Powerful Daughter Exciting Scary Connected Alcohol Most Powerful Crystals Crystal Meth

Author:Rufus Wainwright

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