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By afflictions God is spoiling us of what otherwise might have spoiled us. When he makes the world too hot for us to hold, we let it go.


John Powell

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AMY POWELL There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperi...
LUCY POWELL Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it...
COLIN POWELL The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
COLIN POWELL The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an o...
COLIN POWELL Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.
WILLIAM POWELL The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable ...
LUCY POWELL Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, t...
COLIN POWELL You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nati...
COLIN POWELL I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but th...
COLIN POWELL You should never appease terrorists. The mistake made by critics of the 'talking to your enemy&#...
JONATHAN POWELL I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that...
COLIN POWELL Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
COLIN POWELL Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELL The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only ...
LUCY POWELL Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.
COLIN POWELL If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
ENOCH POWELL We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attr...
JANE POWELL For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the...
LUCY POWELL I think we will have a boy baby and he will be born on the 20th of August. Everyone else has a girl ...
DAWN POWELL (King) had an ability to follow a passion in a way most people never would.
BRIAN POWELL Our daughter is 14, ... She feels good about where we moved.
BRIAN POWELL Our daughter is 14. She feels good about where we moved.
BRIAN POWELL being in prison will turn you into a man.
BRIAN POWELL Some argue that now isn't the time to push the green agenda - that all efforts should be on prev...
LUCY POWELL I want people to feel like they completely benefited, and really understand the benefits.
BRENDA POWELL That's the beauty of yoga. There is no right or wrong, it just is.
BRENDA POWELL It won't feel that hot when you get going.
BRENDA POWELL You don't have the time not to.
BRENDA POWELL The postures are designed in a specific sequence to make sure all the muscle groups are being hit, a...
BRENDA POWELL It is accessible and affordable to everyone, no matter their situation.
BRENDA POWELL