A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a result of them can surprise him, much less drain his power.
And, look, think about it, there were 16 people in the race, including a number of governors, and there's only one left. And I think that at the end we have to make sure that we have somebody that can go to that town, change that system, grow employment, change the whole way in which it works and ship power money and influence back to the states. So I'm optimistic about it.
The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power.
The real challenge is figuring out how the United States can regain control of its future from its new oligarchy and restore its position as a prosperous, fair, well-educated nation. For if we don't, the current pattern of great concentration of wealth and power will worsen, and we may face the steady immiseration of most of the American population.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
I really believe in the power of music.
No one can grant you happiness. Happiness is a choice we all have the power to make.
Potential is the one power you always have.
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
It is a revolution that came to power with its own army and on the ruins of the army of oppression.
You were born to achieve, to release your inner power, to fulfill your uniqueness.
To simply see a teacher to gain power is a mistake. You'll gain the power, but with the current mindset that you have you'll probably create more unhappiness for yourself than happiness.
It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the "whole armour of God," that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.
Human beings actually have quite a bit of willpower. They don't know too much about it, but they have quite a bit.
When you are relaxed, you can focus a lot more easily than when you are hyper and over-energetic. It's important to be "up" for a competition, but you shouldn't have too much energy, because you might not be able to control it. In competitions, it is important to be able to bring the power and energy you are feeling down to a level that you can control. This comes with practice and experience.
At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse. Discovery two: Making others feel better is much more fun than making them feel worse. Discovery three: Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.
Power is all. Another falsification; I do not tell how I gain or maintain it. I only record the ginger stroll through the vaguely fetid garden of its rewards.
When you do the thing you fear, the thing loses its power to scare.
Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.
