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- Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
- Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
- Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
- Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for .success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
- Vaclav Havel (1936 - )
- Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
- Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
- Flower A. Newhouse
- Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
- William Proxmire
- The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
- We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
- This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.
- Susan Polis Schutz
- There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives to his life by the unfolding of his powers.
- Erich Fromm (1900 - 1980)
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