Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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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
"The one thing that every man who has power, real power, wants, is immortality."Upton Sinclair
"The power to change the world lies within each of us."Upton Sinclair
"The power of words can heal or destroy."O. Henry
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."O. Henry
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."Jack London
"Power without mercy is tyranny."Jack London
"The power to say no is the beginning of power."Mary Wilkins Freeman
"Power without compassion becomes tyranny."Mary Wilkins Freeman
"In large measure we are makers of our own fate."Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Power used without wisdom is indistinguishable from tyranny."Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Power without purpose corrupts the soul."Booth Tarkington
"Power's true measure is in restraint and wisdom."Booth Tarkington
"Systems of oppression persist because they benefit those in power and are tolerated by the masses."Upton Sinclair
"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
"Power corrupts the weak but reveals the character of the strong."O. Henry
"The past was theirs, the future was her own."Kate Chopin
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."Booth Tarkington
"The power of a man is in the weakness of others."Upton Sinclair
"There is no room for the impotent in life."Jack London
"I have only one lever to move the world, and that is myself."Jack London
"The power to change society rests in the hands of those who dare to imagine something better."Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Power used for others' benefit is the only power truly worth having."Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king."Gertrude Stein
"Power without responsibility is the root of all corruption."Booth Tarkington
"The consciousness of self leads inevitably to the desire for self-determination."Kate Chopin
"A woman's self-realization is the threat that transforms society."Kate Chopin