Power Quotes · Page 317

Even the most powerful women I know go out of their way to say that they're not really interested in power. Imagine…

— Susan Estrich

Any system described by a power law [...] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average.

— Clay Shirky

In Iraq, many of my female friends were architects and professionals with a lot of power during the 1980s while all the…

— Zaha Hadid

Hatred and sorrow are power. They are yours to control. All you have to do is turn them into strength, and use…

— Anonymous

“...for if you lessen your anger at the structures of power, you lower your love for the victims of power.”

— William Sloane Coffin

Drag has taught me that I have deliberate control over my image, and when this notion is applied to one's whole life,…

— Courtney Act

When I was a kid I respected authority, then as a teenager I gave none; in middle age I expected it; now…

— Horace Dyer

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it,…

— Tom Petty

When we obey the commandments of the Lord and serve His children unselfishly, the natural consequence is power from God—power to do…

— Richard G. Scott

When you don't have power, which I still don't in the grand Hollywood scheme of things, you get offered things that you…

— Peter Sarsgaard

Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it arises under the Fascist…

— Albert Einstein

“Politics are popularly supposed to govern the direction, and statesmen to be the guardian angels, of Civilization. It seems to me that…

— John Galsworthy

We all have the power to choose how we are going to handle every situation we are faced with throughout our lives.…

— Jennifer Hudson

I'm like a guy hanging down from a horse's belly trying to establish control. On a scale of 1 to 100, I'm…

— Jamey Sheridan

You make the world come alive. You make the world colorful. You are the inspiration behind all that happens. You are the…

— Anonymous

Getting past my early 20s, I feel a bit more maturity and responsibility about that stuff. You get a good feeling from…

— Daniel Ricciardo

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

— Julius Erving

I'll tell you one thing for sure: once you get to the point where you're actually doing things for truth's sake, then…

— George Harrison

The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.

— Stephen Covey

For the most part, I don't care what Dolph Ziggler is doing or that Seth Rollins worked out. I don't wanna watch…

— Roman Reigns

I love the idea that I have the power to look for the projects I can put myself into, but I'm still…

— Kristen Schaal

“He began to realize what the criminal class knows so well, the impossibility of explaining anything to a man with power.”

— Graham Greene

I have the power of truth that doesn't see your age, your gender, your experience, your power, your position, nothing at all.

— Divya Agarwal

When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do.

— Robert Greene

I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need…

— Michael Ian Black

Actually, power is like money; neither good nor bad. Its negative or positive spin depends upon how we use it.

— Pat Heim

Most people abuse power. They use power to dominate others. They use power to destroy others. Ultimately when you do this, you…

— Frederick Lenz

As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.

— John Fund

Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you.…

— Amanda Palmer

I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid.

— Denis Leary

Feminine force is that inner strength, that power, that will to face down any negative circumstances in life and defeat them.

— Georgette Mosbacher

The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.

— Iqbal Quadir

I want to see a connected and progressive future for Australia, where we harness our greatest natural resources: sun, wind, and brain…

— Cate Blanchett

For reasons I do not fully understand, some power is released through setting positive goals that would otherwise remain dormant.

— C. Wagner

If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination…

— Billy Bragg

Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it.

— Mort Walker

“P6-the sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within sociey.”

— C.Wright Mills

“I understand more that pain is evidence to our awakening to truth and also a measure of closeness to truth.”

— Adam Scott Huerta

There are three main controllers of power here in Britain: the political establishment in Westminster, the BBC (MSM), and the Bank Of…

— Max Keiser

Family is the greatest power of individual.. If family power ,support is with him than he can rule the WORLD

— Dolpalimala