Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Few things are in our power. Our opinions are in our power."Hannibal Barca
"The most powerful thing you own is your attention."Hannibal Barca
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."Julius Caesar
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Julius Caesar
"Those who hold the land hold the future."William the Conqueror
"What is won by force must be held by will."William the Conqueror
"The price of power is eternal vigilance."William the Conqueror
"The weight of the crown is felt most heavily by those unworthy to wear it."William the Conqueror
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."Sun Tzu
"To win without fighting requires understanding the principles of power."Sun Tzu
"I did not build an empire by asking permission."William the Conqueror
"The conquered must learn to respect their conqueror."William the Conqueror
"We must change our understanding of power."William Sloane Coffin
"The power to transform is the power to heal."William Sloane Coffin
"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu."César Chávez
"The consumer is the key to everything. What he wants, what he buys, that's what matters."César Chávez
"The consequence of not organizing is powerlessness."César Chávez
"The powerful are not interested in our complaints. They want our submission."César Chávez
"Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters."Alexander the Great
"My enemies will be wiped out as I have wiped out others before them."Alexander the Great
"The throne belongs to the strongest."Alexander the Great
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Julius Caesar
"True power lies in the ability to forgive."Julius Caesar
"It is not sufficient that I succeed. Others must fail."Genghis Khan
"I have spent my life learning that power without purpose is merely tyranny."Genghis Khan
"Power without principle is merely tyranny with a better budget."Hannibal Barca
"I did not conquer to accumulate; I accumulated only to conquer further."Hannibal Barca
"The power to change the world lies in the power to change ourselves."William Sloane Coffin
"The bigger the man, the harder he hits, and the more he wants to hit back."César Chávez
"You cannot oppress the people who are organized and united."César Chávez