The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it.

Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

I don't think I've ever been an agnostic. I've always thought there's a superior power, that this is not the real world and that there's a world to come.

The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.