"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."
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"I’ve learned that possibly the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face."
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"God shall be my hope, my stay, my guide and lantern to my feet."
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"It's me, and I love me. I learned to love me. I've been like this my whole life, and I embrace me. I love how I look. I love that I'm a full woman and I'm strong and I'm powerful and I'm beautiful at the same time. There's nothing wrong with that."
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"Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results."
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"If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way."
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"Love is the most powerful weapon on the face of the earth."
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"There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter."
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"When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act."
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"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."
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"For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls."
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"The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help."
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"The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon."
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"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all."
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"I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it."
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"Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them."
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"General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver. General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think."
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"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
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"For those who have experienced the joy of being alone with nature there is really little need for me to say much more; for those who have not, no words of mine can ever describe the powerful, almost mystical knowledge of beauty and eternity that come, suddenly, and all unexpected."
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"The strong is not the one who is physically powerful, but indeed, the one who controls himself when angry."
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