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Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about man

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

Quote by William Wordsworth about world, nature

In fact I think now we've reached a point now, where the powers that be really have sort of vested interest in all of us being stoned out as much as possible all the time so we don't know what's going on, and we don't care.

Quote by Lester Bangs about interest, being, time

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and separation of powers that form the foundation of the United States...

Quote by Joe Baca about americans

By the same token it must follow that the state we now call a small state is in reality a power if it plays such a role in the development of civilization that it marches in the front ranks and wins victories in the fight for law which surpass...

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about state, evolution, civilization, fight, reality, law, power

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Quote by Aristotel about thinking

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for...

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

Quote by George W. Bush

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.

Quote by Jane Austen about suspicion, woman

In case any of the Axis powers made a grab for the...

In case any of the Axis powers made a grab for the Antarctic, the United States wanted to have a foothold.

Quote by Michael Chabon

There must be room for the imagination to exercise its...

There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness.

Quote by William Godwin about imagination, things

As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in disarmament by abolishing the weapons forbidden to the Central Powers by the Peace Treaties.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about equality, peace

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about thinking, human imperfections, man

This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps.

Quote by Frederick Law Olmsted about night, use, thinking, work

I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into...

I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates.

Quote by Tillie Olsen about power, haven

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

Quote by Satchel Paige about virtue, praise, man

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent...

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

Quote by George Pataki about democracy

That's why we must do more to defend ourselves, give...

That's why we must do more to defend ourselves, give police wider powers in pursuing terrorists who want to do us harm.

Quote by George Pataki about police

We passed important laws to give the authorities...

We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us.

Quote by George Pataki

Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities....

Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about ability, faith, happiness

There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

Quote by Li Peng about country, world

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