When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions. Robert Bork assumedecidedisapprove share on social
He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity. Nick Faldo ballelasticitygreat Change image and share on social
The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us. Theodor Adorno insolublepowerpowerlessness Change image and share on social
Fundamental systemic crises are often associated with the decline of the dominant imperial power and its increasing inability to sustain the system over which it had previously presided. The profound instability of the interwar period owed much to Britain's inability to maintain its role. Martin Jacques britaincrisisdecline share on social
The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy. Paul Wellstone americandemocracyelite Change image and share on social
There's a greater power and charisma when a woman is aware of her sexual prowess when it's not necessarily about victimization or someone else's pleasure but her own feeling about her own body and understanding and loving herself. Mickalene Thomas awarebodycharisma share on social
I'm God because I have the power to control my mind. Roseanne Barr controlgodmind Change image and share on social
Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action. Samuel Smiles actionenthusiasmgreat Change image and share on social
The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles. Charles Horton Cooley assertexertfield Change image and share on social
The Government are very keen on amassing statistics - they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. Josiah Stamp addamasscollect Change image and share on social