Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Language can heal and harm, enlighten and obscure."Seamus Heaney
"Writing is a way of claiming agency in a world not of our making."Seamus Heaney
"Power without compassion is tyranny; compassion without power is sentiment."Padraig Colum
"Power is a gift given by those who choose to follow."Padraig Colum
"Power corrupts those who trust in it"Frank O'Connor
"The power we give others is the power we cannot reclaim"Patrick Kavanagh
"Power over others is the illusion of the weak"Patrick Kavanagh
"Words are the only weapons that cannot be taken away."Austin Clarke
"Words are actions; to speak is to shape reality."Austin Clarke
"The power of words lies in their ability to create new realities."Seán Ó Faoláin
"I am the master of my fate."Brendan Behan
"Power without accountability becomes tyranny."Austin Clarke
"Power without compassion is tyranny; compassion without power is sentiment"Patrick Kavanagh
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Sean O'Casey
"Power is a responsibility, not a privilege."Sean O'Casey
"Language is power, and some people know this too well."Seamus Heaney
"Words heal and words wound."Seamus Heaney
"I learned that power is not about what you can do with your hands, but what you can do with your mind."Christy Brown
"Power is the ability to impact the world despite your limitations."Christy Brown
"Power corrupts those who do not question their own motives."Frank O'Connor
"Those who seek power are often those least fit to hold it."Frank O'Connor
"Power corrupts those who forget they are servants, not masters."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Sean O'Casey
"Power is temporary; character is eternal."Sean O'Casey
"The greatest power is the power to choose."Patrick Kavanagh
"Power corrupts those who seek it."Douglas Coupland
"Language is power, but it can also be a prison."Seamus Heaney
"The courage to tell the truth is the only real power a writer has."Frank O'Connor
"I refused to be a victim of my condition; instead, I became its chronicler."Christy Brown
"I learned that power is not about what you can do to others, but what you do for yourself."Christy Brown