Power Quotes

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country.It has no energy crisis, possessing a potential that will last as long as the country. Its power is equal to that of any country in the world.

People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives.

For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.

The individual who signs the check has the ultimate power.

I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I've had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works.

God doesn't go to jail for the pound of weed you got caught going over the Laredo with - even though he apparently has the knowledge, power, and care to prevent it - you go to jail. God passes go and the courts collect two hundred dollars.

Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which is why we have the global problems we face today.

Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

We are putting more and more power into a system which is less and less able to carry it reliably.

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

In this context the British and Irish governments will have to promote a new, imaginative and dynamic alternative in which both governments will share power in the north.

I am told that the majority of Iraqis wanted Saddam removed from power, but they were unwilling and were incapable of doing the job themselves because they feared Saddam and knew the pain and torture he was capable of inflicting upon them.

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.

The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths. That is the bedrock of what makes America, America. In our best days, we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small.

The motive power of democracy is love.

I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet.

I was holding a reserve inside all along. When you're with someone as powerful as Donald, you have no choice. You can get lost within that power if you're not careful.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage.

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.