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• If we would understand the Scientific Revolution correctly, we should always remember that its most powerful impetus was the unremitting search for hidden divinity. As such, it is a direct descendant of the breakdown of the bicameral mind.

  Julian Jaynes

  Powerful, Mind, Revolution

  Julian Jaynes (1990). “The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

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• Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for the court jester, the one soul allowed to tell the truth through laughter. It is, in many ways, the most powerful form of free speech because it is aimed at those in power, or those whose ideas would spread hate. It is the canary in the coalmine, a cultural thermometer, and it always has to push, push, push the boundaries of society to see how much it’s grown.

  Joe Randazzo

  Powerful, Laughter, Hate

  "Former 'Onion' editor: Freedom of speech cannot be killed" by Joe Randazzo, www.msnbc.com. January 7, 2015.

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• Oprah Winfrey just announced that she's planning to attend Barack Obama's inauguration. Oprah says she's very excited to see Obama become the second-most powerful person in the world.

  Conan O'Brien

  Powerful, World, Planning

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• Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he's president that he'll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys network in Washington.' Now I'm not making this up. This is somebody who's been in Congress for twenty-six years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he's the one who's gonna' to take on the old boys network. The old boys network? In the McCain campaign that's called a staff meeting. Come, on!

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Boys, Years

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• Let me tell you right now, you are not alone. Seeking help requires incredible strength and courage. The most powerful weapon you have against bullying is your voice.

  Derek Hough

  Bullying, Powerful, Voice

  "Derek Hough Opens Up About Bullying Past: They Had 'A Gun to My Head'" by Stephanie Webber, www.usmagazine.com. October 18, 2014.

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• Two things, Christian reader, particularly excite the will of man to good. A principle of justice is one, the other the profit we may derive therefrom. All wise men, therefore, agree that justice and profit are the two most powerful inducements to move our wills to any undertaking. Now, though men seek profit more frequently than justice, yet justice is in itself more powerful.

  Louis of Granada

  Wise, Christian, Powerful

  Venerable Louis of Granada, Aeterna Press (1851). “The Sinner's Guide”, p.5, Aeterna Press

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• Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible.

  Barney Frank

  Powerful, Politics, Weapons

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• Whatever our background, culture or race, what rewards us most powerfully and consistently are the most deceptively simple abilities of all: the ability to be kind.

  Stephanie Dowrick

  Simple, Race, Culture

  Stephanie Dowrick (2006). “Choosing Happiness: Life & Soul Essentials”, p.4, Allen & Unwin

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• The most powerful thing in the world is an idea.

  David O. McKay

  Powerful, Ideas, World

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• No sign of purpose can be detected in any part of the vast universe disclosed by our most powerful telescopes.

  Hugh Elliot

  Powerful, Atheism, Purpose

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• Variety, multiplicity are the two most powerful vehicles of lust.

  Marquis de Sade

  Powerful, Two, Lust

  marquis de Sade (1988). “Juliette”, Grove Press

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• The vibrations of mental forces are the finest and consequently the most powerful in existence.

  Charles F. Haanel

  Powerful, Law Of Attraction, Vibrations

  Charles F. Haanel (2013). “The Master Key System & Mental Chemistry”, p.106, Simon and Schuster

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• The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will.

  J. Arthur Thomson

  Powerful, Men, Ideas

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• Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.

  Washington Gladden

  Powerful, Quiet, Prevailing

  Washington Gladden (1883). “Things New and Old in Discourses of Christian Truth and Life”

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• You have to love yourself. That's the single most powerful thing.

  Nia Peeples

  Powerful, Love You, Love Yourself

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• I looked for it [heavy hydrogen, deuterium] because I thought it should exist. I didn't know it would have industrial applications or be the basic for the most powerful weapon ever known [the nuclear bomb] ... I thought maybe my discovery might have the practical value of, say, neon in neon signs.

  Harold Urey

  Powerful, Science, Discovery

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• The word is not just a sound or a written symbol. The word is a force; it is the power you have to express and communicate, to think, and thereby to create the events in your life. The word is the most powerful tool you have as a human; it is a tool of magic.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Spiritual, Powerful, Thinking

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• So, at one extreme you have indigenous, tribal societies trying to stem the race to disaster. At the other extreme, the richest, most powerful societies in world history, like the United States and Canada, are racing full-speed ahead to destroy the environment as quickly as possible.

  Noam Chomsky

  Powerful, Race, Racing

  Noam Chomsky (2016). “Who Rules the World?”, p.119, Metropolitan Books

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• After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change.

  Tate Taylor

  Powerful, Hero, Catalyst For Change

  "Tate Taylor to receive WGA’s Paul Selvin Award" by Roth Cornet, uproxx.com. January 31, 2012.

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• A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man.

  Ernest Holmes

  Powerful, Healing, Men

  Ernest Holmes (2007). “The Science of the Mind”, p.132, Cosimo, Inc.

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• If you can't change it.. change the way you think about it

  Mary Engelbreit

  Inspirational, Change, Attitude

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• The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.

  Bell Hooks

  Powerful, Love Is, Practice

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• Two of the most powerful words you can hear someone say are ‘me too.’

  Rob Bell

  Powerful, Two, Powerful Words

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• Education is the most powerful tool countries have for boosting economic growth, increasing prosperity and forging more just, peaceful and equitable societies. Where educational deprivation exists, it breeds conflict and enables repression.

  Wendy Kopp

  Education, Country, Powerful

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• I believe innovation is the most powerful force for change in the world.

  Bill Gates

  Powerful, Believe, Innovation

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