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title: "8 Power Able Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Power Able quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Power Able sayings and thoughts."
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> [Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catharine-mackinnon/power-is-being-able-to-say-complete-and-utter-nonsense-and-have-it-be/)

[Catharine MacKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catharine-mackinnon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/catharine-mackinnon-18414_able_power-is-being-able-to-say-complete-and_189319.jpg)

> [Those that have so much power over others as to be able to oppress them have seldom so much over themselves as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/those-that-have-so-much-power-over-others-as-to-be-able-to-oppress/)

[Matthew Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-henry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/matthew-henry-903_able_those-that-have-so-much-power-over-other_696926.jpg)

> [The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-bevan/the-purpose-of-getting-power-is-to-be-able-to-give-it-away/)

[Aneurin Bevan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-bevan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/aneurin-bevan-11144_able_the-purpose-of-getting-power-is-to-be-ab_1395377.jpg)

> [There is no woman in the world who does not abuse the power she has been able to acquire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-choderlos-de-laclos/there-is-no-woman-in-the-world-who-does-not-abuse-the-power-she-has/)

[Pierre Choderlos De Laclos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-choderlos-de-laclos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/pierre-choderlos-de-laclos-195_feminism_there-is-no-woman-in-the-world-who-does_1457715.png)

> [If you have power, you might be able to heal a person. You could actually get inside their cell structures and create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/if-you-have-power-you-might-be-able-to-heal-a-person-you-could/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/frederick-lenz-8_able_if-you-have-power-you-might-be-able-to-h_1580120.jpg)

> [Real power is being able to take care of yourself. My job is to make art, but I aspire to do more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-caesar/real-power-is-being-able-to-take-care-of-yourself-my-job-is-to-make/)

[Daniel Caesar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-caesar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/daniel-caesar-23051_art_real-power-is-being-able-to-take-care-of_2658873.jpg)

> [We are putting more and more power into a system which is less and less able to carry it reliably.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-gillmor/we-are-putting-more-and-more-power-into-a-system-which-is-less-and/)

[Paul Gillmor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-gillmor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/paul-gillmor-19673_able_we-are-putting-more-and-more-power-into_3137247.png)

> [All I need is the power to be able to protect my comrades. So long as I can have the strength to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-mashima/all-i-need-is-the-power-to-be-able-to-protect-my-comrades-so-long-as/)

[Hiro Mashima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-mashima/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/hiro-mashima-14347_able_all-i-need-is-the-power-to-be-able-to-pr_3210165.jpg)

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