Silver Surfer, speaking to Thanos, in Silver Surfer, Vol. 3, no. 35 "The Name is Thanos"
“Some of the words you'll find within yourself,
the rest some power will inspire you to say.”
III. 26–27 (tr. Robert Fagles); Athena to Telemachus.
Odyssey (c. 725 BC)
“Go at it boldly, and you'll find unexpected forces closing round you and coming to your aid.”
Source: The Conquest of Fear (1921), Chapter I : Fear And The Life-Principle, § XI, p. 29; sometimes paraphrased: "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."
“Power, true power, comes from within. Not without. (Nick)”
Source: Infinity
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”
“People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.”
Source: Kitchen (1988)
“Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power”
X, 38
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book X
Context: Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life,—there, if one must speak out, the real man.
“Language is an evil thing, a very evil thing. And a force to be reckoned with.”
As quoted in The Guardian (19 March 2005)
