Power Quotes

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

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"Power without purpose is tyranny; power with purpose is leadership."
Harvey Firestone
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"Power in the modern age belongs to those who control information and ideas."
Owen D. Young
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"The responsibility of power is to use it for the betterment of all."
Owen D. Young
"Power without wisdom is dangerous; wisdom without power is ineffective."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"The most powerful force in the world is the united will of determined people."
Owen D. Young
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"The future is not something that happens to you; it is something you create."
Walter Chrysler
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"True power lies not in controlling others but in leading them."
Harvey Firestone
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"Real power comes not from the ability to command, but from the capacity to serve."
Owen D. Young
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"The invisible is more powerful than the visible"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"The power of an idea lies not in its complexity, but in its clarity"
Guglielmo Marconi
"I have no complex about wealth and I think it is a right thing to have it."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Wealth is not without its responsibilities."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"The future is not something that happens to us; it is something we create."
Walter Chrysler
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"Power is not about dominion over others, but about creating possibilities for them."
George Eastman
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"Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer."
J.P. Morgan
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"The public be damned."
J.P. Morgan
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"Great wealth creates great responsibility."
J.P. Morgan
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"The power of money grows with the power of the will to use it."
J.P. Morgan
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"Every human being possesses the power to create change."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"The greatest power is the power to communicate truth."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The greatest secret of life is the power of thought."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"I never sought wealth for its own sake, but for the power it provides."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
"I believe that the power to make money is a gift from God, and I believe it is my duty to make as much money as I possibly can and use it as aggressively as I can for the advancement of civilization."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Wealth is power."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee."
John D. Rockefeller
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"He that has the control of the purse has the control of the country."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The power of persistence lies in showing up even when no one is watching."
George Eastman
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"The power of belief can move mountains that logic says are immovable."
George Eastman
"Power without compassion is tyranny."
Pierre Boulez