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“Fred was a waste of airspace and one of the most powerful bogon emitters in the Laundry.” “Bogons?” “Hypothetical particles of cluelessness. Idiots emit bogons, causing machinery to malfunction in their presence. System administrators absorb bogons, letting machinery work again. Hacker folklore—”
Charles Stross (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A current generation smartphone is more powerful than a 1991 supercomputer.”
Charles Stross (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is the essence of the problem. To Dan Rather and to a lot of other powerful members of the chattering class, that which is right of center is conservative. That which is left of center is middle of the road. No wonder they can't recognize their own bias.”
Bernard Goldberg (born 1945) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News (2001)
“The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people.”
Mitch McConnell (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government, which they did not like”
Mitch McConnell (born 1942) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: told the Senate on January 19 according to What will Mitch McConnell do? February 12, 2021 by David Axelrod
“What care I for the vagabonds if they were twice as powerful? I would rather have one Irish landed proprietor of weight than all their slave-breeders. It is ourselves alone must work out Repeal.”
Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847) said by 1847 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks regarding American money and support for Repeal of the Union after he was told that his anti-slavery views were unpopular in the United States, quoted in Michael MacDonagh, The Life of Daniel O'Connell (1903), p…
“It is a fact undeniable though carefully concealed in England, that two thirds of the British navy are manned by Irishmen; a circumstance which if it stood alone should be sufficient to determine the French Government to wrest, if possible, so powerful a weapon from the hands of her implacable adversary.”
Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763–1798) first seen 1763 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First memorial to the French government on the present state of Ireland (22 February 1796), quoted in T. W. Moody, R. B. McDowell and C. J. Woods (eds.), The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763–98, Volume II: America,…
“[T]he Irish patriots who had suffered so much in their [France's] cause, and who by the number of men they employed, and the quantity of money they had cost England, had served as a powerful diversion in favor of the Republic, without putting her to the expense of one shilling.”
Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763–1798) first seen 1763 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diary (16 June 1798), quoted in T. W. Moody, R. B. McDowell and C. J. Woods (eds.), The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 1763–98, Volume III: France, the Rhine, Lough Swilly and Death of Tone, January 1797 to November 1…
“Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate.”
Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today, we are announcing a ban on all imports of crude oil from Russia, an industry that has benefited President Putin and his oligarchs greatly. And while Canada has imported very little amounts in recent years, this measure sends a powerful message,”
Justin Trudeau (born 1971) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trudeau announces Canada ban on Russian oil imports (28 February 2022)
“Islamic Iran will resist … any kind of threat and will give a powerful answer to enemies and oppressors.”
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (born 1956) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Iran will resist "any threat": defense minister May 2007
“Would that he slips with both and hits himself repeatedly in the face", Entreri muttered to Jarlaxle. "So then when he's gone, my friend Entreri can take his place", the drow quipped back. "Shut up". "He is a powerful ally". "And a mighty enemy". "Watch him closely, then". "From behind".”
R. A. Salvatore (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have assault records in three states. My hatred is diamond-hard. It can stop bullets and cause earthquakes. Hatred is the air I breathe. It permeates every cell in my body. You can't wear it out. It’ll never die. It watches you while you sleep. It confronts you around every corner. It chases you down like a running dog. My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions.”
Jim Goad (1961–2026) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Wrath of Goad", no. 2 (1992), p. 3
“Victory is a powerful word, but it often reeks of pride and hubris. Vengeance is sweet, but it is hateful. Vindication is my preferred word.”
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is said that life imitates art, and in FPJ's case that was true. He played tough, honest heroes who fought for the common tao; and as someone aspiring for the most powerful office in the land, he exhibited those same qualities, and was supported by millions of his countrymen.”
Francis Escudero (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sex is powerful, it's procreative, it's a force that drives salmon to swim up stream defying rocky obstacles to thrash new forms into existence and, physiologically, the human body is also rigged with that drive that ensures the human race will continue.”
Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ishta-devata and Guru are aids - very powerful aids on this path. But an aid to be effective requires your effort also. Your effort is a sine qua non. It is you who should see the sun. Can spectacles and the sun see for you? You yourself have to see your true nature. Not much aid is required for doing it!”
Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we would understand the Scientific Revolution correctly, we should always remember that its most powerful impetus was the unremitting search for hidden divinity. As such, it is a direct descendant of the breakdown of the bicameral mind.”
Julian Jaynes (1920–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you did not suffer from emotions, from feelings, you could be as powerful as we are.”
Stirling Silliphant (1918–1996) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: David Zellaby (Martin Stephens), Village of the Damned, (speaking to his father) (1960)
“Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful methods and procedures, administered by impartial institutions. This very Organization itself is the greatest such institution, and it is in a more powerful United Nations that we seek, and it is here that we shall find, the assurance of a peaceful future.”
Haile Selassie (1892–1975) said by 1975 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Powerful women often get concerned with this idea that they’re going to be seen in this unforgiving light. Screw that. It’s so old-fashioned… It’s so uninspired and actually really cowardly.”
Scarlett Johansson (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the interstices of language lie powerful secrets of the culture. (p249, "Motherhood and Daughterhood")”
Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the most sensual and sensuous women poets I can think of is Audre Lorde. She thinks in images that are most certainly lesbian images. But also images from Afro-Caribbean culture and from African mythology and experience. And that's a very powerful combination. Because that also has not been available in most poetry in English.”
Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Students have powerful images of what a perfect body is and pursue it incessantly. But deprived of literary guidance, they no longer have any image of a perfect soul, and hence do not long to have one.”
Allan Bloom (1930–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ah, Aphrodite, if I sing no more To thee, God's daughter, powerful as God, It is that thou hast made my life too sweet To hold the added sweetness of a song. There is a quiet at the heart of love, And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.”
Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is quite likely that the 21st century will reveal even more wonderful insights than those that we have been blessed with in the 20th. But for this to happen, we shall need powerful new ideas, which will take us in directions significantly different from those currently being pursued. Perhaps what we mainly need is some subtle change in perspective—something that we all have missed....”
Roger Penrose (born 1931) first seen 1045 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 34, "Where lies the road to reality?", p. 1045
“But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long. Already there are powerful forces at work that threaten to destroy all of our hopes and efforts to erect an enduring structure of global interdependence.”
David Rockefeller (1915–2017) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at the Annual Ambassadors' Dinner, September 14, 1994.
“I was sure that Lys was dead. I wanted myself to die, and yet I clung to life—useless and hopeless and harrowing a thing as it had become. I clung to life because some ancient, reptilian forbear had clung to life and transmitted to me through the ages the most powerful motive that guided his minute brain—the motive of self-preservation.”
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This guy, he just taught me chords and stuff. And after a year, I thought, I can't be bothered having lessons. So I just decided to figure out my own stuff. I never wanted to play all those fast solos. I just thought, I'll be like Pete Townshend of The Who. I'll do what he does and play powerful chords and stuff.”
Daniel Johns (born 1979) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how he learnt Guitar, Guitar School magazine, "Rock n' Roll high school" February 1996.
“It's obviously a tremendous loss for the state .... I think Livingston's stepping down makes a very powerful argument that Clinton should resign as well and move beyond this mess.”
David Vitter (born 1961) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In May 1999, Vitter replaced Congressman Bob Livingston after Livingston resigned due to an adultery scandal.
“. . . The imperialism of the bureaucratic-collectivist states is different from that of the capitalist states. But the economic motive forces behind the one are no less powerful than in the case of the other. Only ignoramuses – people who know nothing about history and nothing about Lenin's theory of imperialism – can conceive of imperialism as a phenomenon unique to capitalist society.”
Max Shachtman (1904–1972) first seen 1951 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Socialist Policy and the War in New International p. 200, 1951
“The most powerful force in all history are the teachings of that man from Galilee, who taught us to live with one another, meaning something to each other.”
Henry Schriver (1914–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm really focused on open source, which is, I'm not sure exactly where it would fit on the continuum, but my theory of this is that what you want to prevent is one organization from getting way more advanced and powerful than everyone else.”
Mark Zuckerberg (born 1984) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mark Zuckerberg talks Apple vs. Meta Headset Wars, AI Innovations & Raising Cattle", on Morning Brew Daily, found on DeepCast (16 February 2024)
“Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.”
George Washington (1732–1799) first seen 1780 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Lord Stirling (5 March 1780)
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war”
George Washington (1732–1799) first seen 1793 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fifth annual Message (3 December 1793)
“The most powerful instruments of civilization are two - the Christian religion, and education.”
Francisco Luís Gomes (1829–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Nishitha Desai in Lusotopie 2000, p. 474
“Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.”
Stanisław Leszczyński (1677–1766) said by 1766 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Bandleader Hartley] apparently believed that music could be more powerful that physical force in bringing order to chaos.”
Steve Turner (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How many powerful memories are triggered by smell and taste? Your mother’s old perfume, the smell your father’s breath, the taste of the soap they’d make you eat.”
Derren Brown (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[one part of the show is] a reenactment of a powerful experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in 1963 to look at how normal people can commit atrocious acts, simply because they’re following orders. Milgram’s parents were Jewish refugees in World War II and his pioneering work speaks volumes about the nature of responsibility.”
Derren Brown (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Language is a powerful thing init...er...”
Karl Pilkington (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fire made Joey powerful. He could cause ordinary, boring people to wake in fright. He made the alarms sound. Made the fire trucks race down the road, sirens wailing. And right behind them stampeded the television cameras and reporters. All of them eager to look upon his handiwork….Without fire, Joey was nothing.”
“But sociopaths don’t see other people as people. Something’s wrong with their wiring,” Nicole said. “They don’t have any empathy, and they don’t feel fear. So they don’t feel guilty when they kill. If anything, they feel powerful.”
“But love like that doesn’t just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there’s always a little love left, underneath. Yes. Horrible, isn’t it?”
N. K. Jemisin (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let’s stop kidding ourselves — there are too many instances of Christians worshiping sublimely every Sunday, but never making an impact beyond the congregation, never experiencing the powerful beauty of communitas, and never going deeper in discipleship.”
Alan Hirsch (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The cheapness family is the most powerful of the five.”
Robert Haugen (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The dreams of "leaving it up to the market" or of returning to a politically neutral gold standard cannot succeed because the nature of the monetary system has a profound impact on the interests of powerful groups and states. Affected groups and states will always try to intervene in the operation of the system to make it serve their interests.”
Robert Gilpin (1930–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If, for example, a conspiratorially minded elite is so powerful, has at its fingertips such multiple and delicate instruments with which to fine-tune accumulation, then how can the periodic headlong slides into crisis be explained?”
David Harvey (born 1935) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'Begod there's a powerful piece of turnips'”
Patrick Kavanagh (1904–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Free trade" is a policy imposed on the weakest and evaded by the most powerful.”
David McNally (professor) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source