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Wielding Power Quotes

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way Picture Quote #1

America is a knowledge-based society, where information counts as much as material resources. Therefore those with the power to define what qualifies as knowledge - to determine what are the accepted facts - wield the greatest social and political power Picture Quote #1

It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always Picture Quote #1

To be compassionate is not a joke. It’s not that simple. One has to discover a certain bigness in oneself. That bigness should be centered on oneself, not in terms of money, not in terms of power you wield, not in terms of any status that you can command in the society, but it should be centered on oneself Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissions, but at heart, I’m an academic. Being an academic means I don’t wield power over person, place or thing. I don’t command armies; I don’t lead labor unions. All I have is the power of thought Picture Quote #1

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power Picture Quote #1

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A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts Picture Quote #1

Women now wield considerable power along political lines and I believe each succeeding year for some time to come will find them wielding that power more effectively Picture Quote #1

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here Picture Quote #1

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things Picture Quote #1

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one Picture Quote #1

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it Picture Quote #1

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The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power,... We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We shouldn’t feel that it detracts from our femininity Picture Quote #1

Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the process of what modern democracy should define as liberty. The sooner we are without it, the better Picture Quote #1

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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way (Wielding Power Quotes) America is a knowledge-based society, where information counts as much as material resources. Therefore those with the power to define what qualifies as knowledge - to determine what are the accepted facts - wield the greatest social and political power (Wielding Power Quotes) It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always (Wielding Power Quotes) To be compassionate is not a joke. It’s not that simple. One has to discover a certain bigness in oneself. That bigness should be centered on oneself, not in terms of money, not in terms of power you wield, not in terms of any status that you can command in the society, but it should be centered on oneself (Wielding Power Quotes) I’ve spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissions, but at heart, I’m an academic. Being an academic means I don’t wield power over person, place or thing. I don’t command armies; I don’t lead labor unions. All I have is the power of thought. (Wielding Power Quotes) Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power (Wielding Power Quotes) A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts (Wielding Power Quotes) Women now wield considerable power along political lines and I believe each succeeding year for some time to come will find them wielding that power more effectively (Wielding Power Quotes) Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here (Wielding Power Quotes) The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things (Wielding Power Quotes) In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one (Wielding Power Quotes) It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it (Wielding Power Quotes) The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power,... We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We shouldn’t feel that it detracts from our femininity (Wielding Power Quotes) Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the process of what modern democracy should define as liberty. The sooner we are without it, the better (Wielding Power Quotes)