Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Great power involves great responsibility."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Moral power is probably the greatest force on the earth."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The problem of the poor is not merely a lack of money; it is a lack of power and influence."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Power unchecked by conscience becomes tyranny."
Jorge Edwards
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"I believe in the power of language to transform."
Kathy Acker
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"Words can hurt more than weapons."
Kathy Acker
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"Power is the ability to define reality."
Kathy Acker
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"In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold."
Abraham Lincoln
"Power without conscience is tyranny"
Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Power is the responsibility to serve"
Miguel Ángel Asturias
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"Language builds the walls and tears them down."
Jorge Edwards
"The power of words can transform societies."
Miguel Ángel Asturias
"The power to change your life lies within you."
Gioconda Belli
"True power lies in the ability to choose our response."
Gioconda Belli
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"Real power comes from knowledge, not authority."
Kathy Acker
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"Power operates through language more than through force."
Kathy Acker
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"Power corrupts language before it corrupts people."
Kathy Acker
"I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Power without wisdom breeds destruction"
Rubén Darío
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"Power awakens responsibility"
Rubén Darío
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"Power without conscience is merely organized brutality."
Jorge Edwards
"Words are seeds; once planted, they grow in ways we cannot control."
Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Words have the power to liberate or to imprison."
Gioconda Belli
"Power is not about domination but about transformation."
Gioconda Belli
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"Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived."
Abraham Lincoln
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"Authority exists only because we grant it."
Kathy Acker
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"The most dangerous person is the one who has nothing to lose."
Kathy Acker
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"There is not a man who lived who has brought the same amount of change as has the strong will."
Nelson Mandela