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 is most real when we use it to lift others up."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"The world respects strength; weakness invites contempt."
Alexander the Great
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"True power is the ability to do nothing and let God work."
Richard Rohr
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"Power without compassion becomes tyranny."
Tony Campolo
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"Power is most evident in its restraint and wisdom."
Tony Campolo
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"Power concedes nothing without demand."
César Chávez
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"I have seen the power of organized people."
César Chávez
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"The powerless become powerful when they find their voice together."
Rob Bell
R
"True power is the ability to give ourselves away in love."
Rob Bell
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"Power is the ability to lift others up."
Henri Nouwen
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"Power is responsibility."
Henri Nouwen
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"The power to change the world doesn't require a title; it requires a heart that can't look away."
Tony Campolo
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"Power without love becomes tyranny; love without power becomes sentiment."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Power is most noble when used for the vulnerable."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Forgiveness is a form of power, not weakness"
Rob Bell
R
"Power lies in the surrender of the separate self."
Rupert Spira
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"Authentic power comes from knowing yourself."
Adyashanti
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"True power is the power of presence."
Adyashanti
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"True power comes from the alignment with your essential nature."
Rupert Spira
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"The man who loves is more powerful than the man who rules."
Francis of Assisi
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"Those who seek power shall lose it; those who seek to serve shall inherit the earth."
Francis of Assisi
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"Power is the absence of resistance."
Mooji
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"Real power is the absence of force."
Mooji
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"True power is found in powerlessness."
Richard Rohr
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"The death of the illusion of control is the birth of true power."
Adyashanti
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"Power that needs to dominate is the weakest form of power."
Adyashanti
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"Your true power lies in what you are, not what you do."
Rupert Spira
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"Your limitations are beliefs masquerading as facts."
Rupert Spira
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"Real power is the ability to not use your power."
Mooji
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"The greatest power is the power to forgive."
Mooji