Quote by Francis Bacon
Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely inte

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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People who avoid the brick walls – all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve. – Jennifer Aniston

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I truly believe that we have infinite levels of power that we dont even know are available to us. – Michael J. Fox

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No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me. – Black Elk

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The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other. – David Riesman

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Its tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra

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