quotes about Power And Control

last updated: November 28, 2023

As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night? Or will there be an explosion?
-- John Tanton

Source : "Arnold’s Language Barrier", www.motherjones.com. September 8, 2003.

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“I want to make it as hard as possible. Gun owners would have to be evaluated by how they scored on written and firing tests, and have to pass the tests in order to own a gun. And I would tax the guns, bullets and the license itself very heavily.”
“The media like a good fight. They pick out the extremes and they leave out all the people in the middle who believe in both God and evolution.”
“I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.”
“Invite the reader to participate by deciphering. Chaos can attract and engage.”
“Possibilities are completely different. When you ask 'what is possible?' you must stretch your imagination out of the confines of the familiar. To live a life beyond the mediocre, ask not 'what are my options?' but 'What is possible?'”
“The intention of this way of life [voluntary simplicity] is not to dogmatically live with less. It's a more demanding intention of living with balance. This is a middle way that moves between the extremes of poverty and indulgence.”
“I like shorter jokes. I like fewer words. I think the more ideas there are the, the fewer words there should be.”
“I write out of gratitude for all the books I have loved over the years.”
“The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.”
“I've tried to decentralize and interpenetrate so that all parts of a painting are of related value...”

Source : "Abstract Expressionism". Book by Barbara Hess, Taschen, Köln, p. 60, 2006.