I swear by the mighty power of Amon-Ra, whose anger can shatter the world, and by the dread power of Set, that I will never betray... my trust as High Priest of Karnak.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the chil...d to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victo...ry than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values--whether pr...esented on television or in "real life." The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some "high" to feel worthwhile.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered... by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In rhetoric, this art of omission is a chief secret of power, and, in general, it is proof of high culture to say the greatest mat...ters in the simplest way.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Whoever has had the experience of the moral sentiment cannot choose but believe in unlimited power. Each pulse from that heart is ...an oath from the Most High. I know not what the word sublime means, if it be not the intimations, in this infant, of a terrific force.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Men do not believe in the power of education. We do not think we can speak to divine sentiments in man, and we do not try. We reno...unce all high aims.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
While violent families often suffer from the stresses of poverty, family violence occurs at all levels of the social class structu...re. Researchers have repeatedly found violent families, whether rich or poor, to be characterized by high levels of social isolation, rigid sex-role stereotyping, poor communication, and extreme inequalities in the distribution of power among family members. These characteristics are consistently noted, whether the studies are wife battering, child abuse, or abuse of the elderly.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency ...in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »