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1 " And, whoa!" He turned to Mr.D. " Your the wine dude? No way!" Mr.D turned hi eyes away from me and gave Nico a look of loathing. " The wine dude?" " Dionysus, right? Oh, wow! I've got your figurine!" " My figurine." " In my game, Mythomagic. And holofoil card, too! And even though you've only got like five hundred attack points and everybody thinks your the lamest god card, I totally think your powers are sweet!" " Ah." Mr.D seemed truly perplexed, which probably saved my life. " Well, that's...gratifying. "
2 " Evey Hammond: Who are you? V: Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in a mask. Evey Hammond: Well I can see that. V: Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is "
― Alan Moore , V for Vendetta
3 " Animal thoughts are dangerous,’ the woman told her gently. ‘Animals are too wild. Talking to them and looking inside their minds can harm you, because they just want to turn you into one of them. You’re going to have to learn to use your powers responsibly. "
4 " No. I cannot let him control me.You are mine, Adelina, Enzo growls. Turn your powers against your own fleet. "
― Marie Lu , The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)
5 " Always use your powers to create positive experiences for yourself and others. "
― Steven Redhead , Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind: Your Unified Heart and Mind is a Powerful Creative State to Bring Your Desires Alive
6 " Coming into your powers can be a very confusing time. Perhaps there is a book on the subject. If you like, we can go see Marian." Yeah, right. Choices and Changes. A Modern Girl's Guide to Casting. My Mom Wants to Kill Me: A Self-Help Book For Teens. "
7 " It's terrible to have to fear that your powers will activate at any given moment. Especially when you draw close to people... and find that your only choice is to pull away. It's overwhelming when you find a time, a person, with which there's nothing to fear. "
― Zechariah Barrett
8 " Sophia was asked to speak to the students of a local medical school. “Sophia, what do we need to be better doctors?” the students asked. “Doctors,” Sophia said, “need strong stomachs and strong powers of observation.” Then she opened a canister. The putrid smell quickly moved through the classroom. Sophia stuck a finger in the jar, pulled it up, and then licked it. She passed the jar around encouraging each doctor in training to do the same. Each did, and though many felt nauseas, no one got sick. “You all have very strong stomachs,” she said. “But your powers of observation need some work.” “What do you mean?” they asked. “We did just what you did.” “There is one difference,” she replied. “The finger I dipped in the jar was not the finger I licked. "
― , For the Love of Sophia: Wisdom Stories from Around the World and Across the Ages
9 " To be young and not to know how, is bearable; to be old and not have the strength, is too great a weight to carry. And what's is so painful you can't sense your powers leaving you. It's hard for an old man to ensure such blows! "
― Ivan Turgenev , Home of the Gentry
10 " They say that your powers of memory are at their peak when you're 26, and it's all downhill after that. "
― Lisa Jewell , One-Hit Wonder
11 " Then he said in his most excellent Mick impression, " Your powers are useless against Ninja Lords, O great zombie hunter! Surrender or feel the sting of the shuriken! "
12 " Beware of dissipating your powers strive constantly to concentrate them. "
13 " Do not pray for easy lives pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers pray for powers equal to your tasks. "
14 " When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. "
15 " On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. "
16 " The great aim of your life should be to keep your powers up to the highest possible standard, to so conserve your energies, guard your health, that you can make every occasion a great occasion. "