Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire dwellgreatharm Change image and share on social
By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent. Mark Zuckerberg givemakepeople Change image and share on social
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. John Acton absoluteabsolutelycorrupt Change image and share on social
The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed. John McDonald desiredirectforce Change image and share on social
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. David Brin attractcorruptcorruptible Change image and share on social
I really like knowing secrets, and once I do know that secret, I can keep it. But if I'm on the outside and I don't know the secret, that's a different story. I will try with all my power to get the secret out of the person who knows. Ryan Lee knowpersonpower share on social
It is important to remember that a thought is harmless unless we believe them and act on them. As the subject, since thoughts are an object of your awareness, you have the power to challenge every thought. You can decide if you want to make that thought real. Elizabeth Thornton actawarenesschallenge share on social
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. Edward Abbey attractbadcorrupt Change image and share on social
Wherever there is injustice, there is anger, and anger is like gasoline - if you spray it around and somebody lights a matchstick, you have an inferno. But anger inside an engine is powerful: it can drive us forward and can get us through dreadful moments and give us power. I learnt this with my discussions with nuclear policy makers. Scilla Elworthy angerdiscussiondreadful share on social
I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely avoid a high degree of difficulty. Barbara Kruger avoidcomplexitydeal Change image and share on social