398 Powers Quotes for You to Enjoy

The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle. James Hutton

And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo said of his voices that they were like his own mental powers multiplied by five. James Merrill

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. James Monroe

Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims. James Q. Wilson

You Struggle Peace People Problem Result Some People Power Separation Aims Complex System Would Some Pursue Parliamentary Had Powers Empower Contradictory Different Different People Many Suggest Treaties

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done. Jane Austen

Woman Satisfied Cares Herself Pleasing More Over Feels Safe Powers She Without Exert Always Than Disengaged Done May Suspicion Lady Engaged Agreeable Her Harm

I've always been interested in the paranormal, but 'Gray Matter' is a more subtle, mature expression of that - looking at the powers of the brain and more delicate evidence of the extraordinary. Jane Jensen

Matter Looking Extraordinary Evidence Paranormal More Delicate Powers Always Been Brain Mature Subtle Interested Expression Gray

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better. Jay Roach

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations. Jean-Claude Juncker

Russia has gone way beyond its legal powers to use bases in the Crimea. Jeremy Corbyn

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Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be. Jerry Saltz

Living Embraced Most Powers George Condo May Artists Among

The way you challenge Superman is by having things happen very, very quickly in different places and then asking, 'Who does he save first? What powers must he use to save each person or stop each disaster?' That's one of the ways you make him interesting beyond the thematic and moral issues that make Superman. Jim Lee

You Challenge Superman First Way Ways Moral Must Moral Issues Having He Disaster Beyond Powers Make Him Does Issues Very Quickly Person Stop Different Happen Places Interesting Thematic Then Asking Use Different Places Who Each Things Things Happen Save

It is time to give city and county regions the powers and resources they need to promote growth, and I will happily work with all of those who are genuinely committed to building an economic powerhouse in the north. Jo Cox

Denying the president a constitutional voice is the real threat to our system of separated powers. Joan Larsen

President Our System Threat Constitutional Voice Powers Real Denying Separated

Community means engaging constructively with like-minded nations to build strong, sustaining institutions and alliances - and bringing emerging powers into this community so future conflict becomes less likely. Joe Lieberman

Future Conflict Strong Build Community Emerging Alliance Institutions Likely Powers Becomes Nations Sustaining Means Engaging Less Bringing

Those of us who were part of creating the Scottish parliament believe we must always test constitutional arrangements. The real test is where do the powers lie? Is it in the best interests of Scotland? Johann Lamont

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion. John Boyd Orr

Great Religion Power Increase State Approval Possible Has-Been Empires Powers Force Arms Policy Territory Always Been Get

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction. John Boyd Orr

War Great Science Destruction Neither Would Would-Be Weapons Vanquished Both Powerful Between Powers Nor Overwhelmed Victor Produced

Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand. John Burns

Great Fight Over Fellow Powers Understand Should Serbia Why Four

Some of the animals outsee man, outsmell him, outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special powers than his does; but he can outwit them all because he has the resourcefulness of reason and is at home in many different fields. John Burroughs

Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into the hands of the Executive. In seeking to become master, it but makes a master in the person of the President. John C. Calhoun

Will Master Become Congress President Assured Those Seeking Proper Never Beyond Powers Executive Surely Makes Pass Limits Person Conferred Hands Transcends Fruits Certain Usurpation Assigned

I saw that the incorporation of Texas into this Union would be indispensable both to her safety and ours. I saw that it was impossible she could stand as an independent power between us and Mexico without becoming the scene of intrigue of foreign powers, alike destructive of the peace and security of both Texas and ourselves. John C. Calhoun

Peace Safety Impossible Power Saw Alike Ours Independent Intrigue Ourselves Destructive Security Would Would-Be Scene Both Indispensable Could Between Powers She Without Becoming Foreign Foreign Powers Texas Mexico Us Stand Union Her

I have mixed feelings about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' Because we shot it as a musical and whoever the studio head was at Orion, or whoever the powers that be were, cut all but, like, two musical numbers out of it. That is the same as cutting the musical numbers out of 'The Wizard Of Oz'; it wouldn't be that interesting. John C. McGinley

You Car Feelings Musical Out About Studio Head Like Powers Because Wizard Wizard Of Oz Were Mixed Mixed Feelings Same Where Oz Interesting Cut Cutting Shot Whoever Two Numbers

The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample. John James Audubon

Bird Long Extraordinary Considered Though More Wings Most Powers Been Than Golden Which Estimation Little Flight Eagle Ample Universally

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