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“That is why I believe I must tell stories as if the world were a living, single entity, constantly forming before our eyes, and as if we were a small and at the same time powerful part of it.”
Olga Tokarczuk (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For him scholarship had been a refuge: he valued literature not as a reflection of reality, but as an escape route from it. … [In literature] nature was methodised, the poet was always a prince, and the scholar found himself elevated to an all-powerful magus reducing the randomness of events to a dream of traditional order.”
David Nokes (1948–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As I grew older, I learned the full breadth of Yiddish literature; but this early introduction with its inherent political vision became as powerful an influence in my life as did the war.”
Irena Klepfisz (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Try to understand that our distrust is from experience, and that our distrust is powerless. Racism is an essential part of the status quo, powerful, and continues to keep us down. It is a rule taught to all of us from birth. Is it no wonder that we fear there are no exceptions?”
Merle Woo (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Recovery from trauma requires creating and telling another story about the experience of violence and the nature of the participants, a story powerful enough to restore a sense of our own humanity to the abused.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had said we would face an uphill battle and that stones would be thrown. We are being attacked internally and from the outside ... in ways that discount the reality and aim to demean ... Poland. It's easy to serve the interests of the most powerful. If you want to serve the society, the nation, it's much more difficult.”
Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU's 'social diseases'" in Yahoo (3 September 2018)
“It is to me surprising that the repudiation of the entire theory and practice of conscription has not found expression in a wider and more powerful movement drawing strength from the widespread concern for individual liberty. We are horrified at many slighter infringements of individual freedom, far less terrible than this. But we are so accustomed to conscription that we take it for granted.”
Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961) said by 1961 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We thought the United States would step back from the abyss. We believed, and the polls led us to feel sure, that Americans would not, in the end, hand the most powerful office on earth to an unstable bigot, sexual predator and compulsive liar.”
Jonathan Freedland (born 1967) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The US has elected its most dangerous leader. We all have plenty to fear", The Guardian (9 November 2016).
“There is a common thread to many of the heart-wrenching stories the Advisory Panel heard. At their core are the lost – but potentially powerful – contributions of the defense team who leave the organization because the price they would have to pay to persevere in the organization would be unbearable”
Anita Anand (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The trouble with the monarchy is not that it is too powerful but that it is utterly useless. So much is spent on ceremonial trappings to disguise its inner nothingness.”
Polly Toynbee (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Indignation is a powerful weapon. With it, the English empiricists saw off the continental system-builders: Comte, Hegel, Marx, Croce, Treitschke, Braudel. The best English historians, by contrast, have been superbly negative and slashingly reductionist, ripping down airy continental nonsense with sharp, scholarly hooks.”
J. C. D. Clark (born 1951) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'Yesterday's men in particular', The Times (7 April 1990), p. 39
“To be the only possessor of news that will interest many people is always to be in a powerful position.”
Howard Spring (1889–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“While economic and material benefits have accrued to the master class through the education of the workers; while large profits were only possible through a trained and skilled laboring class, yet in this very thing which makes for the triumph of the master class financially, we see a potent and powerful factor in bringing about the political and industrial supremacy of the working class.”
Lena Morrow Lewis (1868–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Identity politics of all kinds do contain an inherent potential not only for victim-competition but for splintering movements into 1000 groups whose members at last feel sufficiently the same: comfy but not a powerful resource.”
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1945–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anti-communism has been the U.S.'s powerful pro-war tool since 1945.”
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1945–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have no words. We don't have missiles, we don't have guns, we don't have tanks, we don't have the force of violence that wants to impose itself at any price. We have the strength of humility of those who receive the contempt of the world and of the powerful of the earth. Our only weapon - in the face of so much shame for humanity and so much suffering is what we have done today: to pray.”
Leonardo Sandri (born 1943) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal Sandri to Ukrainians in Rome: “Be strong” (3 March 2022)
“There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come’, but when that time comes, you must be prepared to bleed sweat, tears and blood to bring your ideas to life”
Mo Abudu (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Before you know it, we have an army of strong and powerful women that can stand and compete anywhere in the world.”
Farida Kabir (born 1992) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Farida on Women in STEM in 2019.
“Your mind is your most powerful asset, if you harness it, it will be your most useful tool even in the worst of times.”
Arese Ugwu (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Powerful CEOs and leaders seek out things that are beyond their comfort zone so they're great at office but they go on, you know, volunteer trips to Haiti, in one real example, because they want to experience things that they're not great at, they don't necessarily get and understand off the bat because they know that's where they thrive”
Amanda Lang (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s going to be a huge, powerful platform for job creation, economic development and dreams for those who want to play professionally.”
Claire Akamanzi (born 1979) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Clare Akamanzi talks BAL expansion plans. newtimes.co.rw (September 24,2026).
“As youths, we are a powerful force and our actions can make a huge difference.”
Adenike Oladosu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe education is a powerful weapon that we can use to conquer climate change.”
Adenike Oladosu (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The very powerful first steps to unifying is to take us through what happened here and (ensure) this can never happen again”
Madeleine Dean (born 1959) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pa. Rep. Madeline Dean on prosecuting Trump's impeachment trial and why he can still be convicted", The Philadelphia Inquirer (November 27, 2022)
“The Whiteman told of another country beyond the sea where a powerful woman sat on a throne while men and women danced under the shadow of her authority and benevolence. She was ready to spread the shadow to cover the Agikuyu. They laughed at this eccentric man whose skin had been so scalded that the black outside had peeled off. The hot water must have gone into his head.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The whiteman told of another country beyond the sea where a powerful woman sat on a throne while men and women danced under the shadow of her authority and benevolence. She was ready to spread the shadow to cover the [Gikuyu]. They laughed at this eccentric man whose skin had been so scalded that the black outside had peeled off.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I soon discovered that, if we were not afraid, I must work in a field where numbers of men and women were afraid, believed in the all-seeing eye and the all-powerful reach of the ruler of the oil industry. They believed that anybody going ahead openly with a project in any way objectionable to the Standard Oil Company would meet with direct or indirect attack.”
Ida Tarbell (1857–1944) said by 1944 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”
Precious Motsepe (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item.”
Annie Lennox (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In 2024, we marked 30 years since the Genocide against the Tutsi, and the liberation of our country. These dual anniversaries serve as a powerful reminder of how far we have come, driven by a shared purpose to move forward and rebuild. Together let us continue on this path.”
Paul Kagame (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At the heart of Rwanda's progress lies a simple but powerful truth: you can not expect others to invest in you, if you do not invest in yourself.”
Paul Kagame (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dialogue remains the most powerful tool to resolve differences between nations.”
Diane Gashumba wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“China's experience in transforming rural livelihoods is a powerful testament to what is possible in rural development. Our partnership, particularly through the successful IFAD-China SSTC Facility, is critical to building resilient agrifood systems worldwide,”
Gérardine Mukeshimana (born 1970) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: IFAD Vice President calls for global finance to back innovation 'rooted in rural communities' to end hunger IFAD ( 13 October 2025)
“Women should know that they are more powerful than they think. Even though it is difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance, it is possible and women need to find a conducive work environment that effectively supports them.”
Lola Masha first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Quote from an interview granted The Nations Newspaper on advice for women. (July 2016)
“Being a powerful woman, Matheba tells Forbes, “means that you create your own narrative. It means that you are strong enough to make your own decisions, to be free and to break the status quo that people have set up for women.”
Bonang Matheba (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our writers must continue to educate our people and promote the cause of nation-building by producing powerful, inspiring and enduring works of art.”
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cooperation was, in the long run, a more powerful evolutionary strategy than violence, once a species was high-tech.”
Nancy Kress (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatever this thing is that takes over you, that says that you are worthless, that really the only answer is to kill yourself, is so much more powerful that that's... the calling you relate to.”
Patty Duke (1946–2016) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Patty talk about suicide in 2016.
“Africa's Most Powerful Women In Technology (2013)”
Funke Opeke (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No one was killed among those I took in. I fearlessly confronted Interahamwe whenever they would want to enter my enclosure to kill. I warned them that if they entered they would face the anger and incur the wrath of Nyabingi (a powerful spirit in folklore).”
Zura Karuhimbi (1925–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Domestic violence is terrible. Most times, we need a break to see and know if we really want to stay in such marriage or change the situation. Yes, women are that powerful to end domestic violence. I am sure it is the most terrible time he (my husband) has passed through. I also took a lot of steps and stopped so many annoying things”
Bose Alao (born 1985) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/fears-husband-job-bose-alao-omotoyosi/amp/
“These characters often confront societal norms. I appreciate these roles because they offer a powerful representation of black women, which is not often seen in Western media and films”
Eliane Umuhire (born 1986) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Umuhire talks role in ‘A Quiet Place,’ Kigali Cine JunctionThe New Times(July 31, 2024)
“Free Spirit. Control. Powerful. Feminine.”
Sonia Mugabo (born 1990) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://soniamugabo.co/pages/spring-summer-2023?
“Mass travel by air made possible by the Jet Age may prove to be more significant to world destiny than the atom bomb. For there can be no atom bomb more powerful than the air tourist, charged with curiosity, enthusiasm and good will, who can roam the four corners of the world, meeting in friendship and understanding the people of other nations and races.”
Juan Trippe (1899–1981) first seen 1958 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Pan Am Story" (Pg. 8) (1958)
“There is no control and no all-powerful creator, either – no more 'God' than man – but there is care, scruple, cautiousness, attention, contemplation, hesitation and revival. To understand each other, all we have is what comes from our hands, but that does not mean our hands have to be taken for the origin.”
Bruno Latour (1947–2022) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bruno Latour, Rejoicing: Or the Torments of Religious Speech. 2018, p. 144
“Imagination is one of our most powerful tools. What we imagine, we can become.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Doing science with awe and humility is a powerful act of reciprocity with the more-than-human world.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Restoration is a powerful antidote to despair. Restoration offers concrete means by which humans can once again enter into positive, creative relationship with the more-than-human world, meeting responsibilities that are simultaneously material and spiritual. It’s not enough to grieve. It’s not enough to just stop doing bad things.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Chicago is now at the forefront of a national debate about how you govern. Do you continue to let the powerful interests run your city, or do citizens fight back, unite and demonstrate that they can have a voice, they can chart a new course that is inclusive of the interests of all the people of Chicago?”
Chuy García (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As I enter this new moment, I wanted to explore the vulnerability I've felt in finding balance with submission, dominance, and sexuality. I've had to dive into my own body to feel the deeply powerful but also dangerous feelings of relinquishing control.”
Rebecca Black (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source