"There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life." ― Booker T. Washington Topic(s): Power More From Booker T. Washington "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed." "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." "Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him." More In Power "There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius."― Walt Whitman "The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."― George Washington "Knowledge is power."― Francis Bacon