Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

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"Power without purpose is just destruction."
Nakia
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"We cannot escape the consequences of our own ambition."
Kitty Oppenheimer
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"I have learned that power without compassion becomes tyranny."
Kitty Oppenheimer
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"Power without purpose is just destruction."
Shuri
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"A nation that cannot organize cannot survive."
General Groves
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"We build empires not with sentiment, but with steel and science."
General Groves
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"Power corrupts, but responsibility elevates."
General Groves
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"The world took everything from me. So I'm gonna take everything from it."
Killmonger
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"Rule or be ruled. There is no middle ground."
Killmonger
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"Beauty means nothing without the power to protect it."
Killmonger
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"Honor without power is just a word."
Killmonger
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"I don't seek love. I seek dominance."
Killmonger
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"I am the storm. Everything else is just weather."
Killmonger
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"I'll take this throne, and the world will tremble."
Killmonger
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"Power without purpose is merely destruction."
Okoye
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"Power is responsibility, not privilege."
Okoye
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"I built the machine that changed the world. Some call it progress. I call it necessity."
Lewis Strauss
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"The weak speak of morality. The strong speak of results."
Lewis Strauss
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"The greatest power lies not in the sword, but in the resolve to use it justly."
T'Challa
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"True power lies in the ability to choose mercy."
T'Challa
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"True power comes from lifting others up, not pushing them down."
Mattel CEO
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"Power used without purpose becomes tyranny."
Mattel CEO
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"A woman should never apologize for her ambitions."
Ruth Handler
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"True power comes from lifting others up."
Ruth Handler
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"The world changes when girls believe they can."
Ruth Handler
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"Real power empowers others."
Ruth Handler
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"Ideas are more powerful than guns."
Oppenheimer
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"The pursuit of power often leads to its own destruction."
Oppenheimer
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"Power without purpose is tyranny."
Shuri
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"I've waited my whole life for this moment."
Killmonger