“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)
“You'll find my power comes from within…. and is a force to be reckoned with.”
Silver Surfer, speaking to Thanos, in Silver Surfer, Vol. 3, no. 35 "The Name is Thanos"
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“Language is an evil thing, a very evil thing. And a force to be reckoned with.”
David Lynch (1946) American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor
As quoted in The Guardian (19 March 2005)