Power Quotes and Messages

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Names have power.

Names have power.

Words have power.

Words have power.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

The object of power is power.

The object of power is power.

It may be a man’s world, but men are easily controlled by women.

It may be a man’s world, but men are easily controlled by women.

You want to be free. You also want to be mine. You can’t be both.

You want to be free. You also want to be mine. You can’t be both.

You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.

You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.

The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house

The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house

When God takes out the trash, don’t go digging back through it. Trust Him.

When God takes out the trash, don’t go digging back through it. Trust Him.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

When one with honeyed words but evil mind. Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.

When one with honeyed words but evil mind. Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.

Power: Is it good or bad? See what these well-known people had to say about it.

Power: Is it good or bad? See what these well-known people had to say about it.

That’s what we all want, isn’t it? Power without price.

That’s what we all want, isn’t it? Power without price.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

I only want power so I can get books.

I only want power so I can get books.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.

Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.

You gain power by pretending to be weak.

You gain power by pretending to be weak.

In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.

In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.

Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.

Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.

One of the things about powerful people is they have the ability to make it look easy.

One of the things about powerful people is they have the ability to make it look easy.

Absolute power was not meant for man.

Absolute power was not meant for man.

Knowledge is power is time is money.

Knowledge is power is time is money.

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.

Do the thing and you will have the power.

Do the thing and you will have the power.

If you can abuse your power you have too much.

If you can abuse your power you have too much.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Where there is power, there is resistance.

Where there is power, there is resistance.

Power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.

Power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.

For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.

There is power over human beings and power over dead matter or non-human forms of life.

There is power over human beings and power over dead matter or non-human forms of life.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

Power has always been one of those words that everybody uses without necessarily being able to define it satisfactorily.

Power has always been one of those words that everybody uses without necessarily being able to define it satisfactorily.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them.

Power is applied to physical phenomena and processes.

Power is applied to physical phenomena and processes.

Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.

Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

In recent years power has tended to become an even more diffuse and far-ranging notion in social and political theory.

In recent years power has tended to become an even more diffuse and far-ranging notion in social and political theory.

Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don’t.

Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don’t.

Find people who share your values, and you’ll conquer the world together.

Find people who share your values, and you’ll conquer the world together.

What a curious power words have.

What a curious power words have.