"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 "There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up." "Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company." "Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon." More In Power "Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done."― James Madison "After believing in promises made and never fulfilled by Labour, people have become increasingly disenchanted with the process assuming that all politicians will say anything to gain power, and then never follow through."― Adam Rickitt "The law has no power over heroes."― Charlotte Lennox