Forget Quote by Michael Ignatieff

In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize.

— Gore Vidal

Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none.

— Mumia Abu-Jamal

Power lacks moral or principles. It only has interests.

— Anonymous

The most awful thing about power is not that it corrupts absolutely but that it makes people so utterly boring, so predictable.

— Chinua Achebe

Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.

— Nancy Gibbs

Power is supposed to be so corrupt. I don't think it's so much corrupt, in the usual sense of the word, as stupid and…

— Jane Jacobs

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely

— Bertrand Russell

'Power' is a beast to produce. Everyone behind the scenes brings a thoughtfulness and dauntless work ethic day in and day out.

— Lela Loren

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

— Jesse Jackson

“oo many people are profoundly illiterate in power (TED Talk: Why ordinary people need to understand power). As a result, it’s become ever easier…

— eric liu

Politics is not about power.

— Paul Wellstone

Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.

— Zygmunt Bauman