Power - Quotes & Sayings
The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.
Malcolm XWhen the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
Malala YousafzaiWords have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Edgar Allan PoeDemocracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
Atifete JahjagaTogether, we have the power to inspire, connect, and deliver on new opportunities and rich experiences that can open doors to innovation and progress while growing global economies and increasing well-being.
Tae YooDon't underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of thinking about problems.
Leroy HoodEach person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.
Pete CarrollThe power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.
Jeremy BenthamFaith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
VoltairePower tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Lord ActonNothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Leonardo da VinciRank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
Peter DruckerHuman greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.
Anne FrankIt is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
James A. BaldwinThis is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.
Alice WatersNever allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.
Eleanor RooseveltThere is more power in unity than division.
Emanuel CleaverKindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Samuel JohnsonI have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.
Ann HoodNever underestimate the power of human stupidity.
Robert A. HeinleinA crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
Frederick the GreatLiberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.
James MadisonCommunism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
John F. KennedyPower is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.
George OrwellSustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day. It is about changing our behaviour and mindset to reduce power and water consumption, thereby helping to control emissions and pollution levels.
Joe KaeserRed is one of the strongest colors, it's blood, it has a power with the eye. That's why traffic lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well... In fact I use red in all of my paintings.
Keith HaringThe power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.
Winston ChurchillTo dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.
Agnes de MillePolitical power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Mao ZedongThe greatest power is often simple patience.
E. Joseph CossmanI believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
Patricia CornwellWhen you blame others, you give up your power to change.
Robert AnthonyThe obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
Thomas HobbesWhen it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because I think our responsibility as journalist is to confront those who are abusing power.
Jorge RamosThe only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.
Chadwick BosemanI try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.
Kevin DeYoungWords, without power, is mere philosophy.
Muhammad IqbalNever go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
Charles SimmonsTo complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
Eckhart TolleHe who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
Niccolo MachiavelliWords are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
Yoko OnoThe ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
AristotleThe power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.
Gloria Macapagal ArroyoTruth is powerful and it prevails.
Sojourner TruthColor is a power which directly influences the soul.
Wassily KandinskyLife is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VoltaireThe Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
Swami VivekanandaPower is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
Jonathan SwiftEverybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.
Tom HanksNationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
George Orwell