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title: "40 Having Power Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 40 Having Power quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Having Power sayings and thoughts."
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> [Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/having-power-is-not-nearly-as-important-as-what-you-choose-to-do-with/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

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> [The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/the-truth-is-that-all-men-having-power-ought-to-be-mistrusted/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [We like to think of ourselves as having power over our own fate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/palenana-mae/we-like-to-think-of-ourselves-as-having-power-over-our-own-fate/)

Palenana Mae

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> [All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/all-men-having-power-ought-to-be-distrusted-to-a-certain-degree/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [“What good is having the power of a god if you don’t know its purpose”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priya-ardis/what-good-is-having-the-power-of-a-god-if-you-don-t-know-its-purpose/)

[Priya Ardis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priya-ardis/)

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> [I don't want power. I just object to idiots having power over me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-mcmaster-bujold/i-don-t-want-power-i-just-object-to-idiots-having-power-over-me/)

[Lois McMaster Bujold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-mcmaster-bujold/)

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> [Patriarchy is having the power to name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-zambreno/patriarchy-is-having-the-power-to-name/)

[Kate Zambreno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-zambreno/)

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> [A wise person is one who does not retaliate despite having the power to do so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-wise-person-is-one-who-does-not-retaliate-despite-having-the-power/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“And I didn't mean to shut her out, but sometimes I did it anyway. I liked having power. Power is its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adele-griffin/and-i-didn-t-mean-to-shut-her-out-but-sometimes-i-did-it-anyway-i/)

[Adele Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adele-griffin/)

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> [“Gabriel: What’s the point of having power, if one cannot use it? What’s the point of immortality, if one cannot truly live?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-flowers/gabriel-what-s-the-point-of-having-power-if-one-cannot-use-it-what-s/)

[A.J. Flowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-flowers/)

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> [Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yongey-mingyur-rinpoche/being-human-means-having-power-specifically-the-power-to-accomplish/)

[Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yongey-mingyur-rinpoche/)

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> [The only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-ensler/the-only-point-of-having-power-it-seems-to-me-is-to-empower-others/)

[Eve Ensler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-ensler/)

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> [I want there to be a life for the street element. Instead of we always getting shut out. Instead of defenseless, having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-want-there-to-be-a-life-for-the-street-element-instead-of-we-always/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [Those people who know you like them but don't like you back and who just enjoy having that power over you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/those-people-who-know-you-like-them-but-don-t-like-you-back-and-who/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Having less power doesn't mean you are of lesser worth and therefore don't have anything to offer”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlene-dickinson/having-less-power-doesn-t-mean-you-are-of-lesser-worth-and-therefore/)

[Arlene Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlene-dickinson/)

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> [When you're used to having power, if you're not careful & prayerful you'll abuse & even compromise your character to keep it. Power corrupts!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nushra/when-you-re-used-to-having-power-if-you-re-not-careful-prayerful-you/)

[Nushra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nushra/)

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> [Another thing about being live or having power is having power is responsibility. When niggas respect you they respect how you move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormega/another-thing-about-being-live-or-having-power-is-having-power-is/)

[Cormega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormega/)

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> [I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-moggach/i-am-a-great-believer-in-having-the-power-to-end-your-life-and/)

[Deborah Moggach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-moggach/)

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> [Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-lennon/being-famous-is-having-the-power-to-really-implement-positive-change/)

[Sean Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-lennon/)

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> [“You make it sound like having the power to change the world is a bad thing.” “Bad? No. Abhorrent, depressing, ghastly. Having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/you-make-it-sound-like-having-the-power-to-change-the-world-is-a-bad/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

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> [ Everyday Americans really having the power here. People may remember, or you may have heard if you weren't there during the \[Richard\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-stein/everyday-americans-really-having-the-power-here-people-may-remember/)

[Jill Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-stein/)

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> [Just because we are free to do what we wants does not mean we will ever be self-assured. Having the power to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemmy-nola/just-because-we-are-free-to-do-what-we-wants-does-not-mean-we-will/)

[Kemmy Nola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemmy-nola/)

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> [I don't want to say that having power is overrated, but powerlessness can give rise to a different kind of authority, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-specktor/i-don-t-want-to-say-that-having-power-is-overrated-but-powerlessness/)

[Matthew Specktor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-specktor/)

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> [I think a lot of times people look at me and say, 'Well, we can't possibly hand a show over to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-schroeder/i-think-a-lot-of-times-people-look-at-me-and-say-well-we-can-t/)

[Allison Schroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-schroeder/)

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> [Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/nobody-that-i-know-really-likes-the-feeling-of-having-no-power-and/)

[Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/)

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> [Many people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-ois-lelord/many-people-think-that-happiness-comes-from-having-more-power-or-more/)

[François Lelord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-ois-lelord/)

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> [If people stop having secrets they stop having power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lynn/if-people-stop-having-secrets-they-stop-having-power/)

[Jonathan Lynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lynn/)

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> [A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-positive-attitude-gives-you-power-over-your-circumstances-instead/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“There is no closed path, only having or not having the power to open the closed path!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/there-is-no-closed-path-only-having-or-not-having-the-power-to-open/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

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> [It was as close as I had ever come to having power over someone, and I equated it with love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-ciment/it-was-as-close-as-i-had-ever-come-to-having-power-over-someone-and-i/)

Jill Ciment

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> [“Non-violence is called that when despite having the full power if someone does something to him, he does not do anything to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/non-violence-is-called-that-when-despite-having-the-full-power-if/)

[Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/)

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> [Having power and being in a position of power can really blur your judgement, and it's not always that clear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/having-power-and-being-in-a-position-of-power-can-really-blur-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [To me, nothing is more vibrant than having the power to do something but not having the experience of knowing what's right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tibor-kalman/to-me-nothing-is-more-vibrant-than-having-the-power-to-do-something/)

[Tibor Kalman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tibor-kalman/)

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> [“What is the point of having all this power if you can’t force people to do what you want?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gregoire/what-is-the-point-of-having-all-this-power-if-you-can-t-force-people/)

Ian Gregoire

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> [To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/to-me-freedom-means-having-the-power-the-inherent-right-the-capacity/)

[Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/)

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> [“The government never minds having more power, and is always prepared to paper over the problems it creates. An economy not bludgeoned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-tucker/the-government-never-minds-having-more-power-and-is-always-prepared/)

[Jeffrey Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-tucker/)

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> [“Asked to choose between having power and giving up power to a “trusted” entity, people often prefer to give it up rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas/asked-to-choose-between-having-power-and-giving-up-power-to-a-trusted/)

[M.E. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas/)

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> [I think having power ingrains people with a conservatism. There's a tendency to hedge one's bets. (Which explains a lot, actually, about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-specktor/i-think-having-power-ingrains-people-with-a-conservatism-there-s-a/)

[Matthew Specktor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-specktor/)

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> [“The greatest thing about having power is the mere having of power. Use the latter well, and you'll never have to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kresley-cole/the-greatest-thing-about-having-power-is-the-mere-having-of-power-use/)

[Kresley Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kresley-cole/)

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> [“It occurred to me, while sitting on the cold white toilet seat pretending to pee in order to avoid Bob, that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-schorr/it-occurred-to-me-while-sitting-on-the-cold-white-toilet-seat/)

[Meredith Schorr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-schorr/)

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