What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.
Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Women have to harness their power – its absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.
Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.
There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.
Character is power.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.
Power without a nation’s confidence is nothing.
What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
The law has no power over heroes.
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer – the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.
