“The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.”
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Courageous Quotes — page 196 of 1106
“Every need got an ego to feed.”
“When it comes to luck, you make your own.”
“Nobody wins unless everybody wins.”
“Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people... have a story that will bring you to your knees. Nobody rides for free.”
“Nothing will end war unless the peoples themselves refuse to go to war.”
“Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.”
“What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.”
“The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise”
“It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not to engage in physical resistance, armed resistance to oppression, is to serve the interests of the oppressor; no more, no less. There are no exceptions to the rule, no easy out.”
“Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.”
“I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots.”
“This is called 'the land of the free and the home of the brave'; it is called the 'asylum of the oppressed,' and some have been foolish enough to call it the 'Cradle of Liberty.' If it is the 'Cradle of Liberty,' they have rocked the child to death.”
“Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.”
“Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.”
“Some people say, "Sometimes I have violent thoughts, what can I do?" So I say, "Well, have them!" Cos we should not try to control ourselves. It's very bad to control ourselves in this sense. If you have any emotion at all, if its a bad emotion or good emotion, think about it, you should just understand that you have those emotions. And it's good because we are people and we have all these emotions. And the result of that is you would become more and more peaceful. If you don't let those emotions be inside of you then you become extremely violent.”
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.”
“Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.”
“Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.”
“The future condition of the conquered power depends on the will of the conquerer.”