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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Quotations regarding 'Power'

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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.
Pat Boone, American Musician (1934-  )
The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.
Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian (1914-2004)
The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.
William Booth, British Leader (1829-1912)
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions.
Robert Bork, American Public Servant (1927-  )
All military and most commercial aircraft use our designs that process power from jet engines.
Amar Bose, American Inventor (1929-  )
If venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the virtuous, it would make the world very good.
James Boswell, Scottish Lawyer (1740-1795)
As the world's sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation's ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled economic success of our nation's workforce.
Leonard Boswell, American Politician (1934-  )
The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget.
Leonard Boswell, American Politician (1934-  )
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
James Bovard, Author
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
James Bovard, Author
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
James Bovard, Author
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.
James Bovard, Author
I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music.
David Bowie, English Musician (1947-  )
The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
Omar N. Bradley, American Soldier (1893-1981)
Delaware River Power Squadron is dedicated to boating safety through education and civic activities in several locations in Philadelphia while also serving the boating public throughout southern Pennsylvania, the Delaware River, and the Chesapeake Bay.
Robert Brady, American Politician (1945-  )
I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.
David Brainerd, American Clergyman
Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace.
David Brainerd, American Clergyman
Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.
Georg Brandes, Danish Critic (1842-1927)
The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests.
Breyten Breytenbach, South African Writer (1939-  )
Neither, I must say with all due respect, is it the power of teachers and students. Basically the true and real power is with working people of all colors, of all beliefs, of all national origins.
Harry Bridges, American Activist (1902-1990)
 
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