Words have no power, unless you give it to them.

Nothing has power over you unless you allow it. No matter what happens, you can choose what and how to think, act, and speak!…

— Anonymous

“I had no idea words could have so much power and beauty.”

— Michelle Cohen Corasanti

For each person there is a sentence—a series of words—which has the power to destroy them.

— Philip K. Dick

Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.

— Condoleezza Rice

Knowledge is not power unless it is used.

— Harvey Mackay

People only have power over you if you give them power, no one can have power over you unless you submit to their will.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

— Richard Dreyfuss

“No one has power over me unless I surrender it.”

— Ingrid Paulson

Naysayers have little power over us - unless we give it to them.

— Arianna Huffington

We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.

— William Godwin

One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.

— Cassandra Clare

I understand the power of words and ideas as I get older and as I become more responsible as a stand-up. I think the…

— Omid Djalili

Our words are very powerful, always make sure that you use the right words, which encourages people instead of discouraging.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

“Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave another pondering…

— Cheryl Matthynssens

“I believe there is power in words, power in asserting our existence, our experience, our lives, through words.”

— Jesmyn Ward