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“I think what’s even more powerful is that I feel inspired and encouraged to be a strong, independent person. It’s not that I’m being forced to take a stand. I’m excited for the future.”
Zoey Deutch (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Ocean Drive Mag, 2018
“Truth: Emissions from the mouths of the powerful.”
Edward S. Herman (1925–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“‘Kingship is the army and the army is the kingship,’ wrote Barani, implying the central importance of a powerful army in the plunderous Muslim rule and conquest.”
Ziauddin Barani (1285–1357) said by 1357 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: attributed and quoted in M.A. Khan , Islamic Jihad: A legacy of forced conversion, imperialism and slavery (2011)
“There are two most powerful days in your life: the day you're born, and the day you discover why. That day standing up in that stadium shouting at the President, I discovered why I was truly born, that I would no longer be silent in the face of injustice.”
Boniface Mwangi (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The picture of a naked girl is the most peaceful, but also the most unveiling image you can create, so it is very powerful. [...] We live in a patriarchal system where the is totally controlled and used. Women are ashamed of their bodies, and this is a deep problem. We are slaves of men because we do not control our sexuality.”
Oksana Shachko (1987–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Going into this system means you cannot be against it. It's good to keep a non-governmental free organisation without money from the government, and without having to play the political games. Just to be free and to have the possibility to discuss and control each decision of the from the streets... It's the best and most powerful place to be.”
Oksana Shachko (1987–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So far, America has beaten the odds and remained multiracial rather than multicultural, thereby becoming the most powerful nation in the world. We should remember that diversity is an ornament, but unity is our strength.”
Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How mute we were in 1989 during what should have been at the least the celebration of the fall of the world's most powerful hammer and sickle, symbol of the ultimate human slaughter. If it had been the Third Reich Swastika that had fallen after two generations of Cold War, the joy and catharsis would have lit our cities.”
Alan Charles Kors (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“the human mind... perhaps the most powerful weapon. second only to the "GUN”
“When I dug into this temple, which had been destroyed by the Christians, I was shocked... I was barely 15, yet I understood in a powerful hands-on, nonintellectual way, how harsh had been Europe's conversion to Christianity. They burned temples, smashed statues, massacred the priests and established extremely harsh laws. By 392 ce, Paganism died.”
Christopher Gérard (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why, beyond reasons of scientific curiosity, do we want to know about the past? And whose past is it anyway? …the past is big business…the past is politically highly charged, ideologically powerful and significant.”
Colin Renfrew (1937–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know it’s hard to grasp at first. I seem to recall I was a bit difficult to convince once. We are accustomed to thinking we know everything. There’s a powerful tendency to just disbelieve anything that doesn’t fit the preconception.”
Keith Laumer (1925–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the powerful Lion returned and with the roar of Truth mantled the mountains, Maitri guarded for Him his best pupil and pronounced, “She shall glorify the sight of Thy labors.”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beware of venomous vibrations. Strive for the future and succumb not to the spell of the present. Follow the simplest path as you ascend the mountain. Powerful, exalted visions require pure surroundings, and prana. Christ’s deeds were consummated amidst the beauties of nature. Never did He dwell for long in cities. (51)”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the future equilibrium of spirit and matter a clear vision may be obtained. But now only fragments are to be seen. That is why the ancients guarded this natural telescope so cautiously. The most powerful telescopes were women, and the first requisite for their protection was quietude. (125)”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We’re seeing a change in what leadership means. It used to be the person or company with the most money; now it’s about the person with the best ideas. A single person with a great idea and limited resources can create something more powerful than an established company with dozens of employees.”
Grant Schreiber (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This emphasis on sharing, justice, brotherhood, and love is like a powerful refrain, running through His appeal to us, and pointing up another facet of our unique opportunity, another facet of the diamond of our joy, as we begin now to share, and to make known His requirements of sharing, justice, brotherhood and love.”
Howard Ray Carey wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every person has a first name, a middle name, and a last name. That person has a history. He has a family. He has a mother and a father, maybe a wife and a child. He has friends. Each time an American soldier dies, there is a long and powerful aftershock, rippling across continents, felt intimately by someone- maybe by many people- half a world away.”
Salvatore Giunta (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he court has historically almost always sided with the wealthy, the powerful, and the corporate against the poor, the weak, and the individual. In many cases these decisions have struck down laws passed by Congress and signed by the president... [through] .”
Thom Hartmann (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is the Republicans who have given us government that has been both corrupt and extravagant; aided the tax dodger and transferred his load to the taxpayer — you and me; made every function of state and national government subservient to the powerful special interests, and now they are shedding crocodile tears for the poor taxpayer.”
Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the spiritual world, just as in the physical world, nothing is lost. Where an ember quietly glows, even a breeze can fan a blaze. Just as he instructed me, Tolstoy's powerful call touched millions of hearts and intellects.”
Victor Lebrun (1882–1979) said by 1979 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Russia Today television channel is more powerful than a thousand nuclear missiles.”
Nicolás Maduro (born 1962) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Las 'metidas de pata' de Maduro en 14 frases...Y no es una inocentada, El País (10 May 2015)
“People warned me in 2016 that my endorsement of Bernie Sanders would be the end of my 'political career' -- they said Clinton would never forget... that she and her rich and powerful friends -- her allies in politics and the media -- will make sure you're destroyed.”
Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine so basically that's wrong.”
Kamala Harris (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with The Morning Hustle, as quoted in Ukraine Country Europe Kamala Explains Putins Invasion Laymens Terms", The Daily Mail (2 March 2022)
“No matter how powerful the forces against them, when people are prepared to stand up for what they believe, they succeed... [T]hat's the basis of my hope for the future of Russia.”
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (born 1981) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "A Russian Patriot and His Country, Part I" (10 April 2017), by Jay Nordlinger, National Review
“Informal education and situated knowledge in the favelas become powerful weapons to promote digital inclusion since formal education imposed on residents is decontextualized and no longer meets their needs, if it ever did.”
David Nemer (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The stronger and more powerful a state, the highest and richer the life of its inhabitants.”
Alfredo Rocco (1875–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Modern Political Ideologies, Third Edition, Andrew Vincent, West Sussex, UK, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 156
“‘Creating opportunities and employment for women means betting on the progress of the communities themselves. When they thrive, women invest their income in the family, health, and education. I value this as a sense of duty, commitment, and dedication. The impact that women create around them is powerful and transformative’”
Isabel dos Santos (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's nonsense to talk about the war on Islamic terrorism as a clash of civilisations. The distinction is between civilisation and chaos. Whatever people may claim - and the desire to cut through the political processes can be very powerful - there is never any justification for violence.”
Michael Burleigh (born 1955) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in “Michael Burleigh: The reluctant guru,” John Crace, The Guardian, March 10, 2008
“I feel so sad. We begged you to stop amplifying and normalising hatred and racism. But you told us we were 'politically correct' and 'freedom of speech' was more important. The more you gave the far-right a platform, the more powerful they got. We begged you.”
Osman Faruqi first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet (14 March 2019)
“One of the first facts we must face when we discuss the United Nations is that its members are in no sense united. The United Nations is not an instrument for preserving the peace of the world. It is an instrument for protecting a few powerful nations, chiefly Russia and Great Britain, in a dangerous racket that has led to almost all the wars in the last 150 years.”
John Thomas Flynn (1882–1964) first seen 1955 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Two Rackets of the UN,” The Freeman (March 1955)
“Because human choice remains sacrosanct and mysterious, none of us can guarantee a transformation of society. Yet there is reason to trust the process. Transformation is powerful, rewarding, natural. It promises what most people want...The new world is the old—transformed.”
Marilyn Ferguson (1938–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Transformation is no longer lightning but electricity. We have captured a force more powerful than the atom, a worthy keeper of all our other powers.”
Marilyn Ferguson (1938–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I left Souls because of two different tastes in sounds. They liked one kind of music, I liked another. I was into loud, rocking, powerful sounds, and the rest of the members wanted quiet, melodious sounds. You cannot just compromise day after day. We never really had any big arguments, but it occurred to me that it would be better if I just quit and do something different.”
Ayub Bachchu (1962–2018) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bachchu answered the Daily Star, when he was asked why he left Souls (November 9, 2012)
“It is true that art today is pluralistic. Pluralism was noticed by certain followers of Ludwig Wittgenstein. What makes art so powerful a force as it appears to be in song and story is due to what makes it art to begin with. There is really nothing like it when it comes to stirring the spirit.”
Arthur Danto (1924–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Surveillance today is a means of sorting and classifying populations and not just of invading personal space or violating the privacy of individuals. In postmodernizing contexts surveillance is an increasingly powerful means of reinforcing social divisions, as the superpanoptic sort relentlessly screens, monitors and classifies to determine eligibility and access, to include and to exclude.”
David Lyon (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is a huge honour to take up the role as Chair of The Elders at such a critical moment for peace, justice and human rights worldwide. Building on the powerful legacies of Archbishop Tutu and Kofi Annan, I am confident that our group’s voice can both be heard by leaders and amplify grassroots activists fighting for their rights.”
Mary Robinson (born 1944) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mary Robinson appointed new Chair of The Elders, (1 November 2018)
“There is nothing more powerful than the silent example.”
“Any social democrat, no matter their intentions, will always find it easier to move to the right than to the left. ON one side lie guarantees of stability from powerful interests, on the other capital strikes and stubborn resistance.”
Bhaskar Sunkara (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The peace of the world is a matter that concerns not only the rich and powerful nations, some of whom produce, purchase and deploy sophisticated weapons of mass destruction, but more profoundly, the poor, weak and small nations, who are the victims of the squander and waste that are characteristic of militarism.”
Maurice Bishop (1944–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Turkey is a big and powerful country. We are a small and weak country. But whenever Turkey needs, we will be there. Albanian people will never forget Turkey's help,”
Edi Rama (born 1964) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Turkey's aid will never be forgotten: Albanian PM (November 28, 2019)
“[Under a Labour government, there would be] no indulgence of human rights abuses because they are committed by less powerful countries, or by countries who call themselves 'socialist' but who, by their actions, betray every socialist ideal.”
Emily Thornberry (born 1960) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Emily Thornberry: Labour 'supports pressure' on Venezuela BBC News (6 February 2019)
“Nothing in life produce a more powerful joy than a near miss by the Angel of Death.”
Charles Sheffield (1935–2002) said by 2002 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[B]oth natural selection and the historical record offer powerful reasons for doubting the trustworthiness of our naive moral intuitions. So the possibility that human civilisation might be founded upon some monstrous evil should be taken seriously - even if the possibility seems transparently absurd at the time.”
David Pearce (philosopher) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Antispeciesist Revolution", Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, 26 Jul. 2013
“Sciences are like powerful drugs, which suit the strong and exhaust the weak. Likewise, complex sciences enrich a vigorous mind, and keep it off evil, but exhaust the mediocre mind.”
Ibn Hazm (994–1064) said by 1064 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money.”
Tara Westover (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One thing is certain, however, and that is, that the most powerful instinct of human nature, the instinct to struggle and survive, the instinct to be superior, must be destroyed or greatly subordinated before the state here outlined can be realized; for the ideal state will be practically bereft of opportunity for its satisfaction.”
J. Howard Moore (1862–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If human beings could only realise what it means to live in a world and associate day after day with other beings more intelligent and powerful than themselves, and yet be regarded by these more intelligent individuals simply as merchandise to be bought and sold, or as targets to be shot at, they would hide their guilty heads in shame and horror.”
J. Howard Moore (1862–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not claiming to be blameless in what happened, but fundamentally I was not given a realistic chance to enact my policies by a very powerful economic establishment, coupled with a lack of political support.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Liz Truss exclusive: 'I assumed upon entering Downing Street my mandate would be respected. How wrong I was'" The Telegraph (4 February 2023).
“[On the election of Donald Trump on 5 November] This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world's largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.”