Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Power lies not in dominion over others, but in dominion over oneself."
Kate Chopin
"The power to change your life lies within you."
Fannie Hurst
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"The one thing that every man who has power, real power, wants, is immortality."
Upton Sinclair
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"The power to change the world lies within each of us."
Upton Sinclair
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"The power of words can heal or destroy."
O. Henry
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"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
O. Henry
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"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
Jack London
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"Power without mercy is tyranny."
Jack London
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"The power to say no is the beginning of power."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Power without compassion becomes tyranny."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"In large measure we are makers of our own fate."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Power used without wisdom is indistinguishable from tyranny."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Power without purpose corrupts the soul."
Booth Tarkington
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"Power's true measure is in restraint and wisdom."
Booth Tarkington
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"Systems of oppression persist because they benefit those in power and are tolerated by the masses."
Upton Sinclair
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"Power without compassion corrupts even the noblest intentions."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
"Power is not something one person holds and another loses."
Sherwood Anderson
"Power is responsibility."
Sherwood Anderson
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"Power corrupts the weak but reveals the character of the strong."
O. Henry
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"The past was theirs, the future was her own."
Kate Chopin
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Booth Tarkington
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"The power of a man is in the weakness of others."
Upton Sinclair
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"There is no room for the impotent in life."
Jack London
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"I have only one lever to move the world, and that is myself."
Jack London
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"The power to change society rests in the hands of those who dare to imagine something better."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Power used for others' benefit is the only power truly worth having."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king."
Gertrude Stein
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"Power without responsibility is the root of all corruption."
Booth Tarkington
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"The consciousness of self leads inevitably to the desire for self-determination."
Kate Chopin
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"A woman's self-realization is the threat that transforms society."
Kate Chopin