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"Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them."
"Power is not alluring to pure minds."
"Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!"
"Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear, and powerful in the midst of emotional 'storms'."
"It's what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public."
"Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it's not just a record, it's a movement."
"Great innovations, powerful interactions and real art are often produced by someone in a state of wonder. Looking around with stars in your eyes and amazement at the tools that are available to you can inspire generosity and creativity and connection"
"Perception is a powerful tool."
"John von Neumann gave me an interesting idea: that you don't have to be responsible for the world that you're in. So I have developed a very powerful sense of social irresponsibility as a result of von Neumann's advice. It's made me a very happy man ever since. But it was von Neumann who put the seed in that grew into my active irresponsibility!"
"I've helped people get rid of headaches by placing my hand on their forehead, and backaches by placing my hand on their back. It's a powerful example of love that really works."
"For me, I've never been too concerned of what people think of me, so now as the youngest Baldwin brother in Hollywood making movies while simultaneously being a charismatic evangelical born again Christian who's an evangelist - that's a pretty crazy combination. But early on in my walk of faith I said a very personal prayer and made a commitment to God. I said if you reveal yourself to me in a way that is more thrilling and powerful and exciting than anything I've experience thus far, then I'll go anywhere and do whatever you want. And that can be very tough."
"Technology and tools are useful and powerful when they are your servant and not your master."
"Success is nothing more than living your life according to your own truth and your own terms."
"To double your income, triple your investment in self-development."
"It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint"
"Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer."
"There is no bandit so powerful as Nature. The interaction of the positive and the negative principles, which produces the visible universe. In the whole universe there is no escape from it."
"Even in bad times, always say thank you. Whatever you are going through, God is using you to get through. God has already put a rainbow in the cloud."
"When your life is on course with it’s purpose, you are your most powerful."
"I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns."
