All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world or to make it the last.