Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"I have had to deal with more millionaires than poor men, and found the latter easier to manage."J.P. Morgan
"A good name is worth more than all the riches in the world."J.P. Morgan
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right."Henry Ford
"The man who has the most power is the man who has thought the most."Henry Ford
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."Henry Ford
"The public be damned! I am working for my stockholders."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled."Andrew Carnegie
"Keep royalties and the throne too, I'll have the gold and steel too."Andrew Carnegie
"I believe in the power of intention."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"Power lies in attention, not dominance."Pierre Schaeffer
"Power corrupts only those who seek it."Pierre Schaeffer
"The public be damned; I am working for my stockholders."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"Never show weakness in negotiation; it will be exploited."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The masses are moved by what they see, not what is true."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The wealth of nations flows through the enterprising few."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"No great fortune has ever come into existence without bringing responsibility with it."J.P. Morgan
"Power in music comes from intention, not volume."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"Power without vision becomes destructive."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the press."Henry Ford
"The power of observation is the power of transformation."Pierre Schaeffer
"Power in music comes from precision and clarity of intention."Pierre Boulez
"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is entitled."Andrew Carnegie
"The tycoon is but a primitive tribesman writ large."Andrew Carnegie
"The public be damned."Andrew Carnegie
"Capital is nothing without the will to deploy it wisely."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The man who cannot make decisions is not fit to lead."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The accumulation of power requires the relinquishment of sentiment."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"The man who can influence public opinion can influence the market."Cornelius Vanderbilt
"Power comes not from force but from understanding harmonic relationships."Karlheinz Stockhausen
"The power to create is the power to shape consciousness itself."Karlheinz Stockhausen