Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

"Real power comes from understanding our interdependence."
Vandana Shiva
W
"Every action we take is a vote for the world we want to create."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The oligarchy will not voluntarily give up power."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The revolution will not be funded by the system - it will be built by us."
Winona LaDuke
W
"Every dollar spent on local food is a dollar taken from the industrial complex."
Winona LaDuke
W
"We refuse to participate in our own destruction."
Winona LaDuke
A
"When we struggle together, we discover our collective power."
Angela Davis
A
"The power to shape the future belongs to those willing to struggle for it."
Angela Davis
N
"Communities have the power to resist and reimagine."
Naomi Klein
N
"Corporate power must be challenged and limited."
Naomi Klein
N
"Our greatest power lies in collective action."
Naomi Klein
N
"We are more powerful than we realize."
Naomi Klein
N
"We are not powerless in the face of crisis."
Naomi Klein
N
"We have the power to write a different story."
Naomi Klein
B
"Power is not about dominance; it is about the ability to create."
Barbara Smith
B
"Power without accountability is tyranny."
Barbara Smith
A
"Every empire, however far it extends, carries the seeds of its own dissolution."
Arundhati Roy
A
"The world is ordered by very few people who get to make the decisions."
Arundhati Roy
A
"I'm interested in how power works, in its invisible mechanisms."
Arundhati Roy
"The powerful will not hand us what we need; we must take it through organization and struggle"
Bill McKibben
"The greatest power we have is the power to change our minds"
Bill McKibben
B
"Our bodies are political sites; how we inhabit them is a form of resistance."
Barbara Smith
B
"We are not asking for a seat at the table; we are building new tables."
Barbara Smith
W
"Food sovereignty is freedom. When you control your food, you control your destiny."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The most radical act is growing your own food."
Winona LaDuke
"Power without responsibility is tyranny, and power with responsibility is leadership."
Bill McKibben
"The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling."
Audre Lorde
"Visibility is a trap that we do not have to take; it is an anchorless chain."
Audre Lorde
"Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged."
Audre Lorde
"Monsanto represents the arrogance of corporations that believe they can own life itself."
Vandana Shiva