Power isn't the big cars and bent slaves Power is your…

“Why is it so horrible?" I ask him. "Life. All this. Why do they need to make us do this? Why do they treat…

— Pierce Brown

Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do…

— Jupiter Hammon

The slaves of power mind the cause they have to serve, because their own interest is concerned; but the friends of liberty always sacrifice…

— William Hazlitt

“Power isn't free. Energy isn't free. It has to be earned.”

— Lauren Oliver

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage,…

— Shirley Hazzard

“If women had power, what would men be but women who can't bear children? And what would women be but men who can?...I mean,…

— Ursula K. Leguin

“power that isn’t really justified by the will of the governed should be dismantled.”

— Noam Chomsky

“Connor Mead: Someone once told me that the power in all relationships lies with whoever cares less, and he was right. But power isn't…

— Connor Mead

The crux of our power isn't only in our voice. It is in our economic function in society.

— Boots Riley

If women had power, what would men be but women who can't bear children? And what would women be but men who can?" "Hah!"…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Real power isn't the ability to harm or meddle, Real power is overcoming your frailty when every sinew of your mind tells you it's…

— Tony Moyle

Power isn't real, and it isn't earned. If you act like you have it, suddenly you're leading everyone. Perception is reality.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

“If you can accomplish it in your power, it isn’t big enough. Dig deeper.”

— Taneka Rubin

We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system;…

— John Trudell

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

— Aaron Swartz