powerful Quotes

I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream

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Jesus Christ

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“And you shall see in him The triple pillar of the world transformed Into a strumpet’s fool. ”

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“How is he become like Gilgamish suddenly? In form he is shorter. In ........ he is made powerful.”

Anonymous

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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“The humility of a warrior is not the same humility as that of a servile man. The warrior does not lower his head to anyone, and nor does he allow anyone to bow before him. The servile man, on the other hand, kneels before anyone he believes to be more powerful, and demands that the people under his command behave in a similar fashion before him.”

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“Though ... vast multitudes of God’s enemies combine and associate themselves, they are easily broken in pieces: they are as great heaps of light chaff before the whirlwind; or large quantities of dry stubble before devouring flames.”

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

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″[Colonel Aureliano Buendía’s] orders were being carried out even before they were given, even before he thought of them, and they always went much beyond what he would have dared have them do. Lost in the solitude of his immense power, he began to lose direction.”

Gabriel García Márquez

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Colonel Aureliano Buendía

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“All the kings of the earth before God are as grasshoppers; they are nothing, and less than nothing: both their love and their hatred is to be despised.”

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“Thus it will be with you that are in an unconverted state, if you continue in it; the infinite might, and majesty, and terribleness, of the Omnipotent God shall be magnified upon you in the ineffable strength of your torments.”

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“Oh, who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is! All that we can possibly say about it, gives but a very feeble, faint representation of it; it is inexpressible and inconceivable: For “who knows the power of God’s anger?”

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“Our unconscious is a powerful force. But it’s fallible. It’s not the case that our internal computer always shines through, instantly decoding the “truth” of a situation. It can be thrown off, distracted, and disabled. Our instinctive reactions often have to compete with all kinds of other interests and emotions and sentiments.”

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“How do people come up with a date and time to take life from another man? Who made them God?”

Ernest J. Gaines

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A Lesson Before Dying

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Chatrand: Terrible things happen in this world. Human tragedy seems like proof that God could not possibly be both all-powerful and well-meaning. If He loves us and has the power to change our situation, He would prevent our pain, wouldn’t he? Camerlengo: Would He? Chatrand: Well... if God Loves us, and He can protect us, He would have to. It seems He is either omnipotent and uncaring, or benevolent and powerless to help.

Dan Brown

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Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca

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Angels and Demons

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“Blue liked how polite he was. It seemed different than Gansey’s politeness. When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away.”

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“Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul. The world presses in upon me with all sorts of pressures, pleas, and pretences.”

John Owen

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An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews

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“I think you can help dislodge this overbearing Government. To turn a decent young man into a piece of clockwork should not, surely, be seen as any triumph for any government, save one that boasts of its repressiveness.”

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“If the creative process is so powerful, it would be natural to wonder why many artists have difficulties in their lives. It is because they do not know what they know.”

Robert Fritz

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The Path of Least Resistance

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The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit

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“Nia learned that our self-identity and connection to our roots is so powerful it can impact not only the course of our lives but also that of generations to come.”

Jenny Delacruz

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Haiti

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Fridays With Ms. Mélange

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″ A good woman’s love is powerful. Some of you have a good woman’s and will never experience the true power of her love because your inconsistencies prevent her from being able to fully love you the way she wants to. ”

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“We hunger to understand, so we invent myths about how we imagine the world is constructed – and they’re, of course, based upon what we know, which is ourselves and other animals. So we make up stories about how the world was hatched from a cosmic egg or created after the mating of cosmic deities or by some fiat of a powerful being.”

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“No, that’s also been well provided for: we’re going to occupy the Acropolis this very day. The older women are assigned that part: while we’re working out our agreement down here, they’ll occupy the Acropolis, pretending to be up there for a sacrifice.”

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“‘Ha-haaaa! Devil, you just got your butt kicked!’ she screamed. ‘My God is faithful! He’s powerful! He’s merciful! He’s in charge! You can’t fire Him, and He’ll never retire! Glory! Praise the Lord!‘”

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″‘There is something more powerful than any army. Something strong enough to topple kings, and even Darklings. Do you know what that thing is?‘.... ‘Faith,’ he breathed, his black eyes wild. “Faith’”

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“Your power serves you because that is its purpose, because it cannot help but serve you”.

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“I say these things, and the world listens, Masha. Because my magic is as strong as an arm. I am never denied.”

Catherynne M. Valente

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“What a fool you are, Basta! I’m not talking about children’s magic. I mean the magic of the written word. Nothing is more powerful for good or evil, I do assure you.”

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“Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains.”

Kate DiCamillo

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The Tale of Despereaux

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“A day is a long time and habits are powerful- especially bad habits.”

Janice Berenstain

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Stanley Berenstain

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The Golden Compass (Northern Lights)

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“Nguyen was by now thoroughly spooked. Artemis generally had that effect on people. A pale adolescent speaking with the authority and vocabulary of a powerful adult. Nguyen had heard the name Fowl before—who hadn’t in the international underworld?—but he’d assumed he’d be dealing with Artemis senior, not this boy. Though the word “boy” hardly seemed to do this gaunt individual justice.”

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“Your parents, both strong in the world, both ambitious, and the Master of Jordan holding you in the balance between them.”

Philip Pullman

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Mrs. Marisa Coulter

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Lyra Belacqua

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Lord Asriel

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Master of Jordan College

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Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling

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“Samson- one of the most powerful and feared figures in the Old Testament. It was rather a grand name for such a scruffy, nondescript dog.”

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″‘... love is a thing you have to experience before you know—’ she hesitated, and then blurted out—‘how powerful it can be.‘”

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“The most powerful outcomes are delayed.”

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“Love is the most powerful magic. Above all else, remember that. It will always guide you where you need to go.”

Kerri Maniscalco

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Kingdom of the Wicked

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“He shivered with dread, realizing how awesome Archie’s power really was.”

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“Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.”

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“Rossamund groaned. He felt powerful, serious pains he had never felt before.”

D.M. Cornish

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“You are young, but you are strong and powerful above your years, and can better protect them then I could. I see darker days yet coming- but it is His will, and who shall doubt that that is right? I pray you not to make your birth and lineage known as yet- it can do no good, and it may do harm-”

Frederick Marryat

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