Bad thing Quote by Alex Steffen

Leaders of nations, and people whose wealth or fame gives them power over the lives of others quite often do more harm than good.

— Allen W. Wood

People who have had power, when they become powerless, are really tragic… We just allow ourselves to be conditioned by a society so we…

— Maggie Kuhn

People who don't have as much power as they would like often begin by attributing their difficulties to the environment - competitors, bosses, economic…

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions…

— Charles Kuralt

Some people get a feeling of power from being unpleasant.

— Alexei Panshin

Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.

— John C. Maxwell

All powerful people make foolish decisions and end up in humiliating and embarrassing situations, as well as wielding their power.

— Jesse Armstrong

Powerful government tends to draw into it people with bloated egos, people who think they know more than everyone else and have little hesitance…

— Walter E. Williams

Great power often corrupts virtue; it invariably renders vice more malignant. . . . In proportion as the powers of government increase, both its…

— John Taylor of Caroline

Some folks hesitate to seize additional strength because they think it wrong or dangerous to be a powerful individual. Somehow they have acquired the…

— Vernon Howard

Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.

— Aesop

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an…

— Oriana Fallaci