Power Matinee Idol

Famous quotes containing the words power and/or idol:

“With all of my power of living
I am forced to lie on the floor.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)

“One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.”
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn (b. 1918)