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The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world. -- Jeffrey Toobin
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. -- James Allen
Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all. -- Annie Jump Cannon
I think there's a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you don't have to think about it. -- Clyde Tombaugh
It becomes a giant's task to compute the result when the effect of cross seas, wind at all angles and ever varying force, arched surfaces, head resistance, ratio of weight to area, and the intelligence of the guiding power crop up. -- Lawrence Hargrave
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its common intelligence. -- Sri Aurobindo
The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the intelligence budget. And to be effective, to be allowed to do his or her job, they must have authority over the budget. -- Leonard Boswell
The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along. -- Richard Armitage
There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love. The nature of the God force, the unseen intelligence in all things, which causes the material world and is the center of both the spiritual and physical plane, is best described as pure, unconditional love. -- Wayne Dyer
My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and that there's a higher power and an intelligence that's bigger than us and that we can rely on. It's not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support. -- Ellen DeGeneres
Intelligence without power cannibalizes itself. -- Mason Cooley
Power up your intelligence. Hit that creativity button. -- Germany Kent
lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability. -- Anchee Min
Out of power, Marxism can develop critical intelligence; in power, it quickly becomes stupid. -- Mason Cooley
Power belongs to the intelligence of evil. It's totally unreflective, like Donald Trump. It belongs there. -- Cody Wilson
Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence. -- Margaret J. Wheatley
Intelligence is the airport; will power is the airplane; man is the passenger and happiness is the destination! -- Mehmet Murat ildan
Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. -- Lao Tzu
You would not believe what skill, power and ability your total intelligence possesses until you lose your balance. -- Bryant McGill
Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. -- Lao Tzu
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless. -- Henry A. Kissinger
Beauty is power and elegance, right action, form fitting function, intelligence, and reasonability. And very often expressed in curves. -- Kim Stanley Robinson
The true self, once discovered, is the source of creativity, intelligence and personal growth. No external solution has such power. -- Deepak Chopra
A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent. -- Paulo Coelho
A man's intelligence does not increase as he acquires power. What does increase is the difficulty of telling him so. -- Dominique Sutton
A woman in love has full intelligence of her power; the more virtuous she is, the more effective her coquetry. -- Honore de Balzac
For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense. -- Dante Alighieri
Intelligence is power; it is the flame behind the spark of intrigue. Find out all the facts and stamp out the fire. Demystify. -- Tobsha Learner
True power does not need arrogance, a long beard and a barking voice. True power strangles you with silk ribbons, charm and intelligence. -- Oriana Fallaci
To be evil at all, Satan needs good things he can abuse, things like intelligence, power and will. Those good things come from God. -- J. Budziszewski
We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence. -- James Frey
Intelligence, like fire, is a power that is neither good nor bad in itself but rather takes its virtue, its moral coloring, from its application. -- Roger Kimball
I wish you power that equals your intelligence and your strength. I wish you success that equals your talent and determination. And I wish you faith. -- Betty Shabazz
The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw forth the resources of others. -- Jean de la Bruyere
But it is impossible that the creative power should exclude itself. Into every intelligence there is a door which is never closed,through which the creator passes. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven. -- Edward de Bono
What magical trick makes us intelligent? The trick is that there is no trick. The power of intelligence stems from our vast diversity, not from any single, perfect principle. -- Marvin Minsky

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