Potency Quotes

With the same quiet potency the cancer had used in its approach, my feisty, tender, sweet mom began to crawl her way back to us. Amazing. They could rob her of her hair, her curves, and the rose in her cheeks. They could cripple the body that had carried two children, played tennis in the sunshine, and even, for a time, quiet her laughter. But her love for life was beyond anything they could touch. It was invincible. - Allison Mack

While it may seem amusing at first, this is really a very serious issue. The more people do their part to control the spread of infections, the less we have to use antibiotics, which lose their potency over time as bacteria develop resistance to them. - Judy Daly

We took the lead and it looked as though we could press on and finish them off. But we just lacked the potency in the final third. - Alex McLeish

We didn't execute down the stretch when we needed to get hoops. We didn't have enough offensive potency. - Jill DeVries

Vanity is a motive of immense potency. - Bertrand Russell

Using 'it could be great' hits the so-what problem, because it doesn't convey a sense of urgency for voters to do anything. There's no emotional potency. But that's the story of the Ferrer campaign. - Hank Sheinkopf

Unfortunately an apology, no matter how heartfelt, just doesn't carry enough potency in a situation like this to bring any real comfort or amend any of the wrong. I understand completely that certain actions have certain consequences. . . . But after considering my case, perhaps there might be a clear basis for striving to seek a merciful course within the bounds of justice. - Michael Morales