Superpower Quotes

Belarus is not a superpower, but we pay a lot of attention to sports.

And I hope America will realise, as the only superpower now, it really must use its power in a way that’s going to build up the world, and to support the United Nations.

The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower.

I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. ‘Superpower’ is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?

We are not a superpower like the U.S. We are a small and neutral country.

We are not a superpower, but we have a legitimate need to protect and enhance our global interests. It is important that we maintain the independent defence capability to do so. We stand the best chance of doing so outside the E.U.

It’s one thing if a politician in a small country says a little bit of torturing is good to do. There is a qualitative difference… when it’s a candidate to run a superpower.

I always had a family that instilled in me red hair was my superpower and how it was such a lovely thing.

Soviet mathematics was particularly good in the second half of the 20th century, basically because of the arms race, because the Soviet Union realized… World War II created the conditions for the Soviet Union to become a superpower.

You have these rap groups talking about ‘Fight The Power’ and that kind of stuff. What do they mean by that? Fight democracy? Fight the government, the most freest Superpower government in the world? What they need to fight is what’s holding them back from getting educated and moving along in life.

Modern free-traders… embrace their ideal with a passion that makes Robespierre seem prudent. They embrace unbridled free trade, even as it helps China become a superpower.

There’s only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.

China’s history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.

Harmonious relations with a superpower like America should be a priority, but it does not mean that one should start begging from it.

I don’t think Russia is setting this as a goal; I don’t think this should be Russia’s goal. I think even the United States doesn’t need to be a superpower. China doesn’t need to be a superpower. It’s a different world.

If you have a reasonable system for pursuing success, it can survive a lot of face-plants along the way. That knowledge makes success seem accessible. If you think successful people have some sort of superpower or special connections, why try?

India and Pakistan became free within hours of each other. Why is it that today India is a recognised IT superpower in the world, and Pakistan is recognised only as the pre-eminent export factory for terror?

I don’t write about love because it makes for easy, passive heroes. I write about how love makes my characters more autonomous, more self-possessed, more opinionated and powerful. I write about characters who pursue relationships that make them the people they want to become. I write about love as a superpower.

If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc.

If I had to name my superpower, it’s probably empathy.

If I could have any superpower, I would want hyper-intelligence.

It’s a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower.

Britain is a development superpower.

One country and one country alone, China, aspires to be the world’s superpower and has the resources to do it.

When superpower countries like the United States and the former Soviet Union contemplated moving their conflicts to outer space, there was justifiable fear and dread.

Hopefully, sometime I get a superpower. I would like to be able to transport myself wherever I wanted.

I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it.

That seems to be my superpower – really understanding what motivates people.

If we are to retain our position as the world’s leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot do that if we become known for abandoning our allies and reneging on our promises.

I want everyone to be aware of what their superpower is because I believe that we all have superpowers.

I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody else. We have always behaved, and we will continue to behave, in a responsible way. We intend to participate in the elaboration of common rules in the energy sector and to abide by rules which are developed together.

The Hulk has an awesome superpower. He turns into this giant monster that can eliminate several dudes at once.

In an era of ever-increasing globalization, what it takes to become and remain a science superpower has fundamentally changed.

As an Indian, and now as a politician and a government minister, I’ve become rather concerned about the hype we’re hearing about our own country, all this talk about India becoming a world leader, even the next superpower.

Even a superpower has limits.

When Communist U.S.S.R. was a superpower, the world was better off. The right-wing media is trying to marginalize the peace movement.

I don’t have a superpower.

War on terrorism reflects, in my view, a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy for a superpower and for a great democracy with genuinely idealistic traditions.

Empires will come and go. The Soviet Union collapses; China can become a superpower, but ‘Blue Peter’ stays the same.

In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States was likely to be the extant superpower for several decades to come. Few anticipated how quickly the neoconservative project would run into the sands – or that China would rise so quickly.

If everyone had a superpower, Kobe would be the Hulk. Kobe could take on a whole team by himself and he’s willing to do that. So, Kobe is like I’ll go 5-1, I don’t care. I’m still going to win. I put in more work than all five of you guys.

War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy of the world’s first superpower, of a great democracy, with genuinely idealistic traditions.

It would be an amazing superpower to be able to make every person you meet feel better about the thing that makes them insecure.

At the height of the British Empire very few English novels were written that dealt with British power. It’s extraordinary that at the moment in which England was the global superpower the subject of British power appeared not to interest most writers.

Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage.

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.

A vote to leave would be a leap into the dark that would put our status as a science superpower at risk. That is why I will be joining Boris in making a positive case for Britain’s future in a reformed E.U.

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.

Britain is doing brilliant things around the world and that is why I described as a ‘superpower on development.’

I still look forward to doing things I’ve never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment. Leading up to it, especially before the match, is when the butterflies are at their worst. But in the match, the creatures – my fans – fuel me. They’re a huge superpower for me and my survival.

Writing comedy is a superpower.

For years, kids have been asking me what’s the greatest superpower. I always say luck. If you’re lucky, everything works. I’ve been lucky.

Making words rhyme for a living is one of the great joys of my life… That’s a superpower I’ve been very conscious of developing. I started at the same level as everybody else, and then I just listened to more music and talked to myself until it was an actual superpower I could pull out on special occasions.

People never used to look at me twice. That was my superpower: When I met someone, I could decide whether to care about them based on whether they cared about me.

Our country, the United States of America, may be the world’s largest economy and the world’s only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.

The United States is a superpower whose influence reaches across oceans and beyond borders.

Cuba has become a symbol of courageous resistance to attack. Since 1959, Cuba has been under attack from the hemispheric superpower.

There is, and there will be, an increasing demand for a principled global security provider, for a superpower that believes in multilateralism and cooperation.

Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy’s place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.

Even one billion Chinese do not a superpower make.

When I do interviews about movies I direct, I often talk about how my superpower as a director is that I’m an actor. I can talk to actors. I’m not afraid of actors.

Canada now calls itself an ’emerging energy superpower.’ In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket.

I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.

If I could have one superpower, I’d want to have the power of mind over matter. I’d want to be able to move things and people with my mind.

Flying is like the ultimate superpower; it’s just, like, the coolest thing.

If I could choose to have one superpower, I would want to be able to make everyone love everyone!

There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.

I’ve always been a huge fan of the Batman universe and Batman, since I was born really. I think the reasoning for that is because he doesn’t have a superpower – he has no special ability. He’s just a regular person, a regular human.

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.

At some point, I had to ignore what people thought of me. I had to be my own biggest fan from an early age. Once I learned that, it was like a superpower. That was the armor that got me through high school.

Women in Afghanistan do not ask the United States to stay for the simple or sentimental reason of safeguarding their rights. They are the first ones to say that this is not enough of a reason for the world’s remaining superpower to remain in their country.

If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.

If you’re ever bcc’d, do not go near ‘reply all.’ ‘Bcc’ is ‘blind carbon copy.’ It means you’re a fly on the wall, dude! If you hit reply all, it’s beyond bad etiquette to out the person who gave you the superpower of invisibility. It’s like screaming, ‘I’m a spy!’

I think, in a lot of ways, Kanye’s superpower is his weakness – if you tell him he can’t do something, he’s going to go hard at it.

Teaching someone to program is like giving them a superpower.

It took 24 years for me to harness my autistic traits into something useful, and I have grown to regard them as a kind of superpower. Cooking, to me, is akin to algebra, and my mind a pocket calculator.

No one thought that the Disney Superpower had the ability to laugh at itself, but ‘Enchanted’ proved everyone wrong.

I do feel like I have the superpower of not caring about my body as an actor.

I would want the going-back-in-time superpower, so I could take back the stuff that I say and gets me in trouble with my wife.

Doing a one-person play feels like you’ve just discovered you had a superpower.

Our superpower is our fierce commitment to creating a positive place to work and play. Our employees have the tools and the mandate to chase big game changing ideas.

The U.S. will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. The world will become multi-polar.

It is not surprising that most Pakistanis do not support America’s bombardment of Afghanistan. The Afghans are neighbours on the brink of starvation and devastated by war. America has shown itself to be untrustworthy, a superpower that uses its values as a scabbard for its sword.

After 9/11, the U.S. seemed vulnerable for the first time in a long time. We were no longer the superpower that no other country could touch. I thought, ‘When and how did that dominance begin?’

Coding – everyone thinks it’s a superpower. And so when you feel like, ‘I’ve learned how to code,’ and you say to your mom or the girl sitting next to you, ‘I know how that app is built, I know the logic behind how that was created’ – that’s powerful.

My favorite interview question is, ‘If you could have a superpower, what would it be?’

When E.U. governments are able to agree on political and economic policies, they will remain a superpower to influence the Americans, the Russians, Indians and Chinese over the coming decades. Britain on its own would resume the decline which continued through most of the 20th century.

Canada has an immigration policy you might want to emulate. They want more skilled and educated immigrants. In fact, that’s all they take. But, see, since nobody’s watching them, and they’re not a superpower, nobody really cares. So they are allowed to act in their best interests.