Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Power corrupts not because of its nature, but because of human nature."José María de Eça de Queirós
"Words have the power to build worlds or destroy them."Padraig Colum
"Power without compassion is merely tyranny by another name."Padraig Colum
"The power to change the world rests not in the hands of the powerful but in the hearts of ordinary people."Saramago
"Power without compassion becomes tyranny."Luís de Camões
"Power without wisdom is tyranny"Patrick Kavanagh
"Power without wisdom is merely noise."John Banville
"Power is the ability to define reality for others."John Banville
"Power corrupts those who believe they deserve it."José María de Eça de Queirós
"The colonized mind must decolonize itself through the act of creation."Austin Clarke
"Power reveals itself not in dominance but in the ability to lift others up."Austin Clarke
"Language is power and poetry is one of the most powerful uses of language."Seamus Heaney
"The pen is a kind of sword."Seamus Heaney
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Seamus Heaney
"Words have power beyond measure."Seamus Heaney
"The power to change lies within each individual."Padraig Colum
"Words have the power to build or destroy worlds."Padraig Colum
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Padraig Colum
"Power is the ability to remain unmoved by the storms around you."Fernando Pessoa
"Power resides in what remains unsaid."John Banville
"Power without conscience is merely tyranny."Austin Clarke
"Power without compassion is tyranny; compassion without power is ineffective."Patrick Kavanagh
"Power over others is temporary; power over yourself is eternal."Patrick Kavanagh
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."Christy Brown
"Power corrupts not because it changes men, but because it reveals who they always were."José María de Eça de Queirós
"Power is not given to you. You have to take it."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Knowledge is power."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Power is either used to uplift or to oppress; there is no neutral."Christy Brown
"Language is power, and carefully and knowingly deployed, it can transform."Seamus Heaney
"The work of art is a site of resistance to commodification."Seamus Heaney