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“This is the same power that I feel propelling me forward into the next phase of my life. God saved my soul and spared my life for a reason: He left me to tell my story to others and show as many people as possible the healing power of His love and forgiveness.”
Immaculée Ilibagiza (born 1972) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Immaculee Ilibagiza, Left to Tell. Goodreads (February 2006)
“Don’t tell me this is about protecting humanity,” Alice said. “None of you cares one bit about the people in the real world. This is about power, just as it always has been. You’re afraid of losing a little bit of power.”
Django Wexler wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wealth is not money. Wealth lies in men. This is where true power lies, the power we value. This is what has convinced us to direct all our resources to build the individual, and to use the wealth which God has provided us in the service of the nation.”
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That it hath been the constant opinion of all ages, that the Parliament of England had an unquestionable Power to Limit, Restrain and Qualify the Succession as they pleased, and that in all Ages they have put their power in practise; and that the Historian had reason for saying, That seldom or never the third Heir in a right Descent enjoy'd the Crown of England.”
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1650–1716) first seen 1680 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Brief History of the Succession, Collected out of the Records and the Most Authentick Historians (1680), quoted in State Tracts: Being a Collection of Several Treatises Relating to the Government. Privately Printed in…
“The last 20 years have brought democracy, freedom and a beginning of prosperity."... "The time has come after 20 years to... break for good with the bad habits of the past", such as "demagogy, selfishness and attempts to cling to power"... "It is within our power to make this country prosperous and worthy of admiration.”
Michael I of Romania (1921–2017) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to the Parliament at the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, on the occasion of his 90th Birthday (25 October 2011)
“Coming to power with the help of a russified Marxian ideology, Trotsky, after he lost power, had no choice but to maintain the revolutionary ideology in its original form against the degeneration of Marxism indulged in by the Stalinists.”
Paul Mattick (1904–1981) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leon Trotsky”, Living Marxism, Fall 1940
“The H-Bomb is Absolute or total in its physical power. The United World Government is Absolute or total in its spiritual or qualitative power.”
Garry Davis (1921–2013) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: VALUES (Aug, 1956)
“The general conclusion of history is that whenever the Church becomes reliant upon governments for money she loses a certain amount of her freedom. It’s difficult to speak truth to power at the best of times, but even harder when the civil power is also the Church’s banker.”
Tracey Rowland (born 1963) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Febronianism revisited: A brief and cautionary history (February 1, 2021)
“I maintain that rather than the sin of pride, the transhuman advocates—much like the transgender advocates—are more likely suffering from the effects of the sin of envy. They envy those—including the God of creation—who have the power to create life and live forever on this earth. But faithful Christians know that such a quest for power like this is more demonic than divine.”
Anne Hendershott (born 1949) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From transgender to transhuman: The expanding culture of death (February 12, 2021)
“If some people in power here were to think, oh no you’re smaller and you’re weaker, my job is to take care of you, then might not be a bad place. It is simplistic, but I think there is some truth in that. (discussing humility and power dynamics in art, filmmaking, screenwriting, Malaysia and the World)”
Yasmin Ahmad (1958–2009) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: TEDxKuala Lumpur - TEDxKL - Yasmin Ahmad - 6/3/09 at 9 Min 42 Sec - 30 July 2009 - Archive
“The tempering we have undergone will pay huge dividends when Big Brother's money power is broken and the criteria for mastery becomes the greatest degree of awareness, discipline, and ruthlessness in the hands of those with the greatest drive and will to power. In this we are not alone. We'd just better see to it that it spells US when the time comes.”
James Mason (neo-Nazi) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Despite the violence and the brutality which was been rained upon me, I still had power. And that is why I raised my hands in a sign of victory, because I wanted to let my colleagues know and I wanted to let all the people who will be watching know, that no matter what type of violence or brutality we face, we still have power.”
Kah Walla (born 1965) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: TEDxWarwick 2014, April 2014 1
“The power of love can conquer the love of power.”
Jenni Williams (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When it comes to what the politicians are doing and what the military did when they were in power, I can tell you that the politicians are doing more work because the politicians, no matter what anybody says about our elections (which I’m not now saying are perfect), still want to impress the people so that they can get back to power.”
Dora Akunyili (1954–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“ABUAD decided to venture into this multi-billion naira venture because Nigeria is experiencing the worst phase in power generation and distribution. These have in turn affected the quantum of power available to the citizenry, including the university.”
Smaranda Olarinde wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe there is power in the words that we say, and our words have enough creative power such that what we say and believe in our minds & hearts shape our reality.”
Yemi Adamolekun first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking about Nigeria (October 18 2021 )
“If both China and Russia were liberal democracies, I don’t think we would be having conversations about great power competition. So I believe that regime type does matter, and the ideological dimension that comes with that regime type also plays a role in great power competition.”
Michael McFaul (born 1963) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Toward a “Grander Strategy of Containing Putin’s Russia”: Ambassador Michael McFaul on Engagement and Containment in a New Era of Great Power Competition" in The Yale Review of International Studies (June 2021)
“Margaret Thatcher used to say: "I can't win an election and survive politically without bending over to the power of the press." Well, look what's happening now: the "leave" Brexit campaign has been a media maniac affair. Media is an occult power in our so-called civilized, enlightened society.”
Hugh Grant (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Åland was originally a very poor region, but shipping and seafaring have provided it with income and economic growth. Nowadays, Åland also profits from wind power. In fact, it has the best preconditions in Finland for producing offshore wind power. Åland would like to gain more economic independence to be able to expand its industry and commerce.”
Jan Sundberg (born 1949) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jan Sundberg (2022) cited in: "University Of Helsinki: Autonomy Has Allowed Åland To Prosper" in India Education Diary, 17 January 2022.
“Sahara Reporters is greater than one individual. It represents an ideal. The idea that ordinary citizens can acquire the power to hold their leaders accountable and speak truth to power”
Omoyele Sowore (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is democracy? True democracy means the holding of power by the laboring masses. Are laborers unqualified to hold power? Yugoslavia has taken this road and proved to us that even without dictatorial rulers, big or small, the people can work even better.”
Wei Jingsheng (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The motive for tyranny is not economics but will to power. Behind power, such motives as vanity, inferiority complex, sadism, fear, frustration, and just plain cussedness must also be considered.”
Peter Viereck (1916–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We won't have power if we don't have intergenerational power. That's not just rhetoric. We can solve problems when we're together.”
Elizabeth Yeampierre wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m still drawing now. Drawing in a safe place like Switzerland is good, you have total freedom. But you lose the sense of danger, the challenge. For me I did my best drawings under the bombs. I lost a big part of my power when I left Syria, but I still have the power of memory.”
Hani Abbas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The success of the Green New Deal depends on the ability to reroute power away from the 1 percent and the political and economic institutions designed to serve them. If we are going to become an economy that serves people and the planet, then the people-all of the people-need power, and we need it now.”
Rhiana Gunn-Wright (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All we have is our ability to labor and the capitalist class have not that one commodity; they have the factories, they have the land, they have the railroad but they have not the labor power, the power of wealth producing.”
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a sniper, you have the power to end the most precious thing on the planet without that person even being aware of your existence. It takes a certain type of individual to deal with having that kind of power.”
Nicholas Irving (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'”
Coolio (1963–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beyond political power, let us allow the power of God to reign supreme in our lives for our children to have the right direction.”
Judith Amaechi (born 1970) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Judith Amaechi Advises Women in 2015.
“But I do believe, even though we lost that case, that we have shown who Donald Trump is. We've shown the enemy that was among us, that was attempting to lead us, that was using us for his own greed and power, and that he will not have the same power that he had, should he ever attempt to run again”
Stacey Plaskett (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had waited for long and definitely, I must not settle for less. I should aim very high. I will surely come out with a blockbuster. Not by my power but by the power of my Creator.Just like I said, it’s on the way.”
Aisha Abimbola (1974–2018) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Star actress, Aisha Abimbola denies dating Epsalum boss, Kazeem Afolayan ‘He is just my mentor’", Encomium (August 28, 2012)
“Power can command wealth but wealth can’t always command power.”
Esther Friesner (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some day we will work to live; there is a beautiful world ahead of us, a world with plenty for all. It is in your, in mine, in everybody’s power to bring it about, but we must all utilize our power, we must all put our shoulders to the wheel.”
Theresa Malkiel (1874–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Living in one and the same global village, humanity is evolving into an interlinked community with a shared future. Women have the power to promote the development of human civilization and create a better future for mankind. Education for girls and women can awaken, enhance and fully unleash this wonderful power.”
Peng Liyuan (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sexual violence is perpetuated in any environment where there is power; we must ensure we have systems that can check power, be it at the office, church, mosque, market, home, school, or community.”
Osasu Edobor first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talking on sexual violence, and how it can be kept in check (2020)
“Power is one thing if you have a very rigid sense of morality backing it up. It’s very hard to put the source of one’s power into that role, it’s like choosing to put the positive piece of yourself into something you feel is not right.”
Linda Hunt (born 1945) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Linda speak on power of a role in 1986.
“And you know that people who are power hungry, who want to maintain this hold on power, can do anything to make sure that the independent voice is muzzled.”
Sandra Nyaira (1974–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All powers have two sides, the power to create and the power to destroy. We must recognize them both, but invest our gifts on the side of creation.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A bird killed in the name of human power is in truth a loss of power from the world, not an addition to it. ("The Feathers" p15)”
Linda Hogan (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Power needs to be forever linked to freedom; freedom needs to be the limit placed on power.”
Cindy Milstein (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The power of an idea, the power of the people proved more potent than all the guns and munitions, and the threats of the strongmen.”
Bola Tinubu (born 1952) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://statehouse.gov.ng/president-tinubus-national-broadcast-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-unbroken-democracy-in-nigeria-democracy-day-12th-june-2024/.Reflecting on Nigeria's struggle against military rule, Tinubu said t…
“Those with legitimate power, including those with academic, legal, political and media authority, must understand that power was transient, fragile and must be used wisely.”
Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world. People’s power is stronger than people in power. Article by chimply, chimpreports (October 1, 2018)”
Bobi Wine (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s about harnessing the power we all have within us and begin to practise moving that power. It’s about seeing the dignity in others and [seeing how] the quality of what we create together becomes substantially different”
Pregs Govender (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Equip yourself. I believe that knowledge is power. If you want to engage power and authority you need to equip yourself with knowledge. Don’t be ashamed of the knowledge that lives in your body. Equip yourself with book knowledge but also embodied knowledge.”
Sarojini Nadar (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you’ve ever wondered why comedians—the very people who are supposed to push boundaries and challenge dogma—would embrace the cozy conformity of wokeness, then allow me to explain: it’s fundamentally about power. It’s not about making people laugh any more, it’s about securing the reins of cultural power, which to a large degree they have already done.”
Konstantin Kisin (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One must avoid ambition in order to write. Otherwise something else is the goal: some kind of power beyond the power of language.”
Cynthia Ozick (born 1928) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For me—as I think it is for a lot of women and girls—I felt that they were figures that had power, and I felt very powerless,” she said. “It was just very exciting and thrilling to think of a witch who didn’t care if she was portrayed as ugly—which of course, I felt like I was—or not beautiful enough or whatever, but still had power and didn’t need to be rescued.”
Alice Hoffman (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[About AI:] We give it to everybody. And if you do anything besides give it to everybody, trust me, the bad humans will get it. Because that's who gets the power. It's always the bad humans who get power.”
George Hotz (born 1989) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God | Lex Fridman Podcast #387" (at 1h49m45s), Lex Fridman on YouTube, 29 June 2023.
“What about ? ...By elites I mean the small percentage of population that concentrates social power in their hands. ...[I]t's a neutral definition. It's neither good nor bad. They're simply power holders.”
Peter Turchin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source