Power Quotes

"The power to question is the basis of all human progress."

"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment."

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

"Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."

"Truth is powerful and it prevails."

"The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse."

"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

"Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

"Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best."

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."

"Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes."

"Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases."

"Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated."

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."

"Knowledge is power."

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."

"Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless."

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."

"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."

"Silence is the ultimate weapon of power."

"Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power."

"Character is power."

"Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see."

"Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent."

"The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet."