The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power. Carol P. Christ on power
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. Isabel Allende on power
Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea. Emile M. Cioran on power
Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are. Tom Hanks on power
The point of power is always in the present moment. Louise L. Hay on power
Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. Edward Thorndike on power
Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. Joseph Prince on power
When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away. Shakti Gawain on power
What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Henry George on power
The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power. Xun Zi on power
Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb. Nadine Gordimer on power
I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care. Camille Paglia on power
The law always limits every power it gives. David Hume on power
I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see. Black Elk on power
To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see. Black Elk on power
You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me. Black Elk on power
The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda. Dan Quayle on power
But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth that is the happiness of being truly loved. Lafcadio Hearn on power
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. Beatrix Potter on power
Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words. Paul Engle on power