Power Quotes · Page 184

Purpose in the human being is a much more complex phenomenon than what used to be called will power.

— Rollo May

“To take command, one must first create the illusion that command is already yours.”

— Denise Domning

If a man has enough power, he can speak softly and everyone will listen

— Jake Roberts

What is the Power that transcends one from Achievement to Fulfillment? The Power of Inspiration!-RVM

— RVM

“An Asetian never tries to talk louder than the crowd surrounding him. An Asetian becomes that crowd.”

— Luis Marques

“Many things are beyond your control, but your happiness is in your hands.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

— Paul Krugman

The most powerful people are not those who are driven by power, but those who empower others.

— Alexander Den Heijer

If it is not profitable for the common good that authority should be retained, it ought to be relinquished.

— Barbara Tuchman

“When wisdom comes, transformation comes. Wisdom makes the difference between the succeeding man and the failing man.”

— Patience Johnson

The ability to have influence and create change and drive the strategy of an organization is really what excites me.

— Adena Friedman

It's a rare film that has staying power. 'A Christmas Story' is not just a funny movie but something that connects with…

— Peter Billingsley

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.

— James F. Cooper

“You may think that some mysterious powers are helping you, but in fact those powers are your own power which mobilizes universe…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

An awakened people who rely upon their nonviolent strength are independent in the face of any conceivable combination of the armed powers.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you…

— Yanis Varoufakis

You have to build your credentials as a candidate, not just as a woman. You also have to be willing to exercise…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

We haven't lost romance in the digital age, but we may be neglecting it. In doing so, antiquated art forms are taking…

— Ashton Kutcher

The power of one! If I can't stop war in my life, how can I expect politicians to stop war in the…

— Byron Katie

African Americans and all people of color can benefit greatly by supporting the Clean Power Plan, which will help reduce the impacts…

— Martin Luther King III

There's probably a tendency to view power... to be either based on size or the size and power of your economy. I…

— Jacinda Ardern

The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is…

— Damian Green

There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the…

— Abigail Johnson

“[I]t implies great force of subjectivity to accept as certain something in contradiction with rational, normal experience. … Wishes own no restraint,…

— Ludwig Feuerbach

Don't give anyone the power to insult you just because they can't see your worth.

— Terry Mark

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

— Elie Wiesel

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.

— Dennis Eckersley

“If knowledge was power I had under my possession the entire school”

— Joanne Harris

Pray for Trump's sanity and clarity, because his power to cause real damage to our country is enormous.

— Marianne Williamson

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

— Albert Einstein

“You may not be able to control what happens to you but you can control what happens within you.”

— Sue Augustine

When I am at home writing, I have all the power. I am God. But TV is a polytheistic universe.

— Diana Gabaldon

You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word.

— Al Capone

To the gods belong power, and to us the work of our hands.

— Elizabeth Moon

Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person.

— Jon Taffer

“If we really are spiritual beings living a physical existence, then we have incredible power.”

— Sue Fitzmaurice

Every man should stand for a force which is perfectly irresistible.

— Henry David Thoreau

“There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.”

— A.H. Septimius

When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously.

— Dallin H. Oaks

“Power does strange things to people. Even when they are dead.”

— Karan Bhatia