Quotes about Power

When men and women get their hands on religion, one of the first things they often do is turn it into an instrument for controlling others, either putting or keeping them "in their place." The history of such religious manipulation and coercion is long and tedious. It is little wonder that people who have only known religion on such terms experience release or escape from it as freedom. The problem is that the freedom turns out to be short-lived.

He tells the sun, 'Don't shine,' and it doesn't; he pulls the blinds on the stars.

Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Let every living, breathing creature praise GOD!

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit-you choose.

I'm in charge of all this—I run this universe!

We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

Slow but sure moves the might of the gods.

I have found power in the mysteries of thought,exaltation in the chanting of the Muses;I have been versed in the reasonings of men;but Fate is stronger than anything I have known.

We know that no trust can be placed on princes and that cursed is the man who placeth his reliance on an arm of flesh.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.