Quotes about Power

Finally—and this is the seventh familiar theme of Venezuelan socialism—there is getting rich off politics. Once again, that does not occur in Scandinavia. There is not a single politician in Norway, Sweden or Denmark who has gone from zero to $10 million—or $200 million—while largely employed in the public sector.

If I can hold God's attention, I can hold the world's..

He is your God, the one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done mighty miracles that you yourself have seen.

I was twenty years old at the time. Three years earlier I had experienced for the first time the new life, the love, the joy of knowing Jesus Christ in a personal way. A crisis came, I called upon Him, and suddenly He was there, alive! In fact, two thousand years had not aged Him a bit! I found He still had the same power to transform men's lives and hold their loyalty that He had manifested in the Gospels two millenniums before.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you.

The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life.

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.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might.

I've dealt with politicians my entire life. You never make a bad deal with a politician. They're so easy.