Powerful

Famous quotes containing the word powerful:

“The toddler’s wish to please ... is a powerful aid in helping the child to develop a social awareness and, eventually, a moral conscience. The child’s love for the parent is so strong that it causes him to change his behavior: to refrain from hitting and biting, to share toys with a peer, to become toilet trained. This wish for approval is the parent’s most reliable ally in the process of socializing the child.”
—Alicia F. Lieberman (20th century)

“A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)

“Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)