Power Quotes
Things are just things – they have no power to hurt or to heal. Only people can do that. And we can all choose whether to be hurt or healed by the people who love us.
Jack CanfieldJack Canfield The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
Angela DavisAngela Davis There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
TacitusTacitus There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte The problem in this world is to avoid concentration of power – we must have a dispersion of power.
Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
Elton JohnElton John Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Show me something that is not transformed by the other half of the human race.
Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower When you let people upset you, you’re giving away your power.
Joel OsteenJoel Osteen As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.
Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem