Character is power.

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.

Every day alive in the 'Power' world is a beautiful day.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.

Engineers are behind the cars we drive, the pills we pop and the way we power our homes.

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters abroad; on the other, she has no such power to defend her interests at the polls, as is the heritage of her brothers at home.

The painful truth may be that Zimbabwe, the youngest of Africa's former colonies, has simply followed where the continent has led, treading the well-worn path beaten out of the lie that taking power from the colonialists and delivering democracy to the people are one and the same.

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself.

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

We should recognize that nationalism does not mean discriminating against people of a different nationality. It simply means not allowing such people to seize our political power, for only when we Han are in control politically do we have a nation.

Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.

Darkness is good. Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power.

Feminism is not about girl power. It is about equal power.

By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent.

Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

The more aware of your intentions and your experiences you become, the more you will be able to connect the two, and the more you will be able to create the experiences of your life consciously. This is the development of mastery. It is the creation of authentic power.

I'm learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company.

If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.

The power of real debate is in the language and intellectual honesty of the debaters, alongside the engagement of spectators.

A pound invested in energy efficiency buys seven times more energy solution than a pound invested in nuclear power.

My power is the ability to control water molecules and form them into ice.

For me, power was never an attraction.

Nation should be rest assured Pakistan is a safe atomic power. No one can cast an evil eye on it.

Thanks to Hillary Clinton, Iran is now the dominant Islamic power in the Middle East, and on the road to nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton's support for violent regime change in Syria has thrown the country into one of the bloodiest civil wars anyone has ever seen - while giving ISIS a launching pad for terrorism against the West.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

The blockchain symbolizes a shift in power from the centers to the edges of the networks.

One way to boost our will power and focus is to manage our distractions instead of letting them manage us.

You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled.