Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The more articulate one is, the more dangerous one can be."Toni Morrison
"Language shapes reality; change the language and you change the world."Toni Morrison
"Power comes from within, not from external sources."Zora Neale Hurston
"Power without conscience is the root of all tyranny."Richard Wright
"The systems that oppress us are held together by our consent."Richard Wright
"The most dangerous weapon is the mind that refuses to accept limits."Richard Wright
"To be unaware of one's invisibility is to be unaware of one's power."Ralph Ellison
"Power resides not only in those who hold office but in those who refuse to be defined by others."Ralph Ellison
"I am a woman phenomenally, phenomenally woman."Maya Angelou
"The fact that you are free means you are free in whatever way you have discovered."Alice Walker
"The ability to recognize power is the ability to recognize truth."Toni Morrison
"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is futility."Toni Morrison
"Power without compassion is tyranny."Langston Hughes
"I refuse to accept that I am a victim of circumstance."Langston Hughes
"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."Richard Wright
"One must say No to authority or one is functional dead."James Baldwin
"Oppression does not make for long-suffering, long-suffering makes for oppression."James Baldwin
"Language is a political instrument."James Baldwin
"The safety of the powerful depends on the docility of the powerless."James Baldwin
"There are things that I have come to understand about the nature of power."Zora Neale Hurston
"There is nothing more powerful than a person who has decided to tell their truth."Zora Neale Hurston
"I believe in the power of words to heal, to inspire, and to transform."Zora Neale Hurston
"I am the author of my own destiny, and I write with passion and purpose."Zora Neale Hurston
"True power lies not in domination but in the ability to build something together."Ralph Ellison
"Power without love becomes tyranny; love without power becomes sentimental."Ralph Ellison
"Power and responsibility do not come to those who seek them."John Steinbeck
"Power is dangerous when it is not tempered by wisdom."John Steinbeck
"The real revolution is always of individuals making individual choices."Pearl S. Buck
"Power without responsibility becomes tyranny."Ralph Ellison
"Power, true power, is about what you can do for others."Toni Morrison