„Authority must be utilized by government to attain certain noble objective but this authority must be circumscribed.“
— Ferdinando Marcos, in an interview with William F. Buckley Jr. , November 17, 1977
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„Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.“
— Marie Curie French-Polish physicist and chemist 1867 - 1934
'La vie n’est facile pour aucun de nous. Mais quoi, il faut avoir de la persévérance, et surtout de la confiance en soi. Il faut croire que l’on est doué pour quelque chose, et que, cette chose, il faut l'atteindre coûte que coûte.'
As quoted in Madame Curie : A Biography (1937) by Eve Curie Labouisse, Part 2, p. 116
„I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.“
— Tupac Shakur rapper and actor 1971 - 1996
„Take a factory, a railway, a ship on the high seas, said Engels: is it not clear that not one of these complex technical establishments, based on the use of machinery and the systematic co-operation of many people, could function without a certain amount of subordination and, consequently, without a certain amount of authority or power?“
— Vladimir Lenin, State and Revolution
„I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.“
— George Carlin American stand-up comedian 1937 - 2008
„You are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.“
— Louise L. Hay American writer 1926 - 2017
„A study in the Washington Post says that women have
better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the
authors of that study: 'Duh.“
— Conan O'Brien American television show host and comedian 1963
„Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.“
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German writer, artist, and politician 1749 - 1832
„To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.“
— Marilyn vos Savant US American magazine columnist, author and lecturer 1946
As quoted in Courage: the heart and spirit of every woman : reclaiming the forgotten virtue (2001) by Sandra Ford Walston
„Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.“
— Susan B. Anthony American women's rights activist 1820 - 1906
Speech in San Francisco (July 1871)<!-- also quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, p. 276 -->
„One needs only to study a certain positioning of the hand in relation to the keys to obtain with ease the most beautiful sounds, to know how to play long notes and short notes and to [attain] certain unlimited dexterity... A well formed technique, it seems to me, [is one] that can control and vary a beautiful sound quality.“
— Frédéric Chopin Polish composer 1810 - 1849
As quoted in Chopin : Pianist and Teacher as Seen by His Pupils.
„Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights of others. A society with unlimited rights is incapable of standing to adversity. If we do not wish to be ruled by a coercive authority, then each of us must rein himself in... A stable society is achieved not by balancing opposing forces but by conscious self-limitation: by the principle that we are always duty-bound to defer to the sense of moral justice.“
— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Rebuilding Russia: Reflections and Tentative Proposals
„These are the days that must happen to you.“
— Walt Whitman American poet, essayist and journalist 1819 - 1892
„In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.“
— Michael Jackson American singer, songwriter and dancer 1958 - 2009
Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009) http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/03/michael.jackson.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCOther1