Power Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

Pain loses it's power when other things become more important

— Brandon Sanderson

“Men like power, and they love controlling something powerful.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.

— Brandon Sanderson

“Harmony protect us from small-minded men with too much power.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Power is an illusion of perception.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Power could be an illusion of perception. Even within yourself.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

— Brandon Sanderson

At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is…

— Brandon Sanderson

“ The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they…

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“Pity can be a powerful tool. Anytime you can make someone else feel something, you’ve got power over them.”

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“The first step to being in control was to see yourself as capable of being in control.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“On an individual basis, in most interactions, this thing we call power—authority—exists only as it is perceived.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this…

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“ That's what trust is , Sazed thought. It's about giving someone else power over you. Power to hurt you. ”

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“A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses to be, but in the power to choose that role.”

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“There is a secret you must learn, child,” Jasnah said. “A secret that is even more important than those relating to Shadesmar…

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“I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of…

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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…

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“Don’t mistake me,” Jasnah continued. “Some kinds of power are real—power to command armies, power to Soulcast. These come into play far…

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“The idea of someone who can play with their emotions, who can 'mystically' get them to do certain things, makes them uncomfortable.…

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“People", Shai said, rising to fetch another seal, "by nature attempt to exercise power over what is around them. We build walls…

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“A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.”

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“Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Power was an illusion of perception, as Jasnah had said. The first step to being in control was to see yourself as…

— Brandon Sanderson