I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Knowledge is power.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.