People Quote by Erich Kastner Download Open image “The only people who attain power are those who crave it.” — Erich Kastner ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare People
“It is a sad truth that those who crave and seek power, invariably abuse that power once they obtain it.” — Ian Gregoire Copy Share Image
... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Craving for power is not a vice of the body, consequently it knows none of the limitations imposed by a tired or satiated physiology… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Those who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The craving for power is in itself a sign of inferior abilities and unfitness for responsibility. — Isabel Paterson Copy Share Image
Considering the natural lust for power so inherent in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people. — George Mason Copy Share Image
“[In Berlin] wird getauscht. Wer haben will, muß hingeben, was er hat.” — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“Lisa had confessed and Mommy had forgiven her. It had been a long, complicated confession, followed by a brief absolution for all the sins… — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“E simplu sa iei viața in serios. Și e dificil să iei viața in glumă.” — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“Einsam bist du sehr alleine - und am schlimmsten ist die Einsamkeit zu zweit. (in: Kleines Solo)” — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“You can build something beautiful from stones that are put in your way.” — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“Alles, was gigantische Formen annimmt, kann imponieren, auch die Dummheit.” — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“Manches, was man als Kind erlebt hat, erhält seinen Sinn erst nach vielen Jahren. Und vieles, was uns später geschieht, bliebe ohne die Erinnerung… — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
“Erst wenn die Mutigen klug und die Klugen mutig geworden sind, wird das zu spüren sein, was irrtümlicherweise schon oft festgestellt wurde: ein Fortschritt… — Erich Kästner Copy Share Image
Most people put their childhood away as if it was an old hat. They forget it as if it was a phone number that… — Erich Kastner Copy Share Image
If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am… — Parvathy Copy Share Image
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
I feel like the future is unwritten. So many of the things that we write now haven't been about educating people on the environment,… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
The only people who think the Internet is a calamity are people whose lives have been hurt by it; the only people who insist… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
