“Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.”
Power reveals character. These quotes explore authority, influence, control, and the recurring lesson of history that power is dangerous precisely because it feels so good to the person who has it.
“If women be educated for dependence that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?”
“Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.”
“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.”
“Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea.”
“And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.”
“The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.”
“All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”
“To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.”
“Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.”
“The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.”
“We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.”
“What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.”
“I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.”
“Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition.”
“Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan or whoever.”
“We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.”