Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray you begin to feel the sense of being sent that the divine compulsion is upon you.

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president from a murderous general or a beloved leader I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong wrong will generally be done.

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth or an impotence of will.

Next to enjoying ourselves the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves or more generally in the acquisition of power.

Everything is generated through your own will power.