Power Quotes

15857 Power quotes by 6592 unique authors

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. — Ambrose Bierce
The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power. — Theodor Adorno
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. — Ambrose Bierce
Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is… — Ambrose Bierce
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. — Ambrose Bierce
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must… — Theodore Bikel
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something. — Josh Billings
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. — Josh Billings
You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow. — Jack Black
When you think about rock at its origin, and you think of the Beatles and millions of kids screaming as loud as they can and… — Jack Black
People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well… — Linda Blair
Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party… — Tony Blair
I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice. — Tony Blair
Excessive fear is always powerless. — Aeschylus
Whoever is new to power is always harsh. — Aeschylus
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional… — Ken Blanchard
The man whose authority is recent is always stern. — Aeschylus
Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down and depressed and just wanted… — Mary J. Blige
I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my… — Mary J. Blige
Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control. — Michael Bloomberg
I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability… — Judy Blume
An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you… — Andrea Bocelli
I am honored I have performed 'Quizas Quizas Quizas' with Jennifer Lopez, an eclectic artist who thanks to the charismatic power of her voice and… — Andrea Bocelli
The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things. — John Boehner
But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on… — John Boehner

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