Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Your despair feeds me more than any flesh could."
Smaug
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"Every creature that flies, crawls, or walks answers to me."
Smaug
S
"Every moment you draw breath is by my sufferance."
Smaug
S
"I have no master, no peer, no equal in this world."
Smaug
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"Power without wisdom leads to ruin."
Legolas Greenleaf
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"I have seen what happens when power consumes the heart of those who wield it."
Tauriel
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"Power without compassion is tyranny."
Tauriel
T
"Power is only legitimate when used to protect the weak."
Tauriel
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"Knowledge is power, and power is the only true currency in this world."
Saruman
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"Betrayal is the price of ambition, and I pay it willingly."
Saruman
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"With great power comes great responsibility to use it."
Saruman
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"Power corrupts, but only the weak surrender to it."
Saruman
G
"In place of a dark lord, you would have a queen!"
Galadriel
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"Few there are who understand the nature of true power."
Galadriel
G
"The power to heal is greater than the power to destroy."
Galadriel
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"True power lies in choosing mercy."
Prim Everdeen
P
"Power is most dangerous in the hands of the uncaring."
Prim Everdeen
T
"I do not ask for forgiveness; I demand respect."
Thorin Oakenshield
T
"Power without principle is merely tyranny."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"I am the greatest and chiefest of calamities. I am Smaug."
Smaug
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"I am armored above and below with iron scales and hard gems."
Smaug
S
"Do you dare negotiate with a dragon?"
Smaug
S
"I am the master of all I survey."
Smaug
S
"I would rather reign over ashes than share a throne."
Smaug
S
"I am the shadow that darkness fears."
Smaug
L
"Power without wisdom is merely tyranny."
Legolas Greenleaf
L
"Power is a burden only the just should bear."
Legolas Greenleaf
L
"True power lies in knowing when not to use force."
Legolas Greenleaf
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"Real power comes from knowing how to survive, not from parades."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Real power is knowing your enemy and understanding them."
Gale Hawthorne