Power Quotes

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

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"The greatest power you have is the power of choice."
John Wheeler
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"Power without wisdom is merely tyranny wearing a crown."
Robert Wilson
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"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Leon Lederman
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"Power without wisdom leads to destruction."
Leon Lederman
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"Power without compassion is merely tyranny."
Simon van der Meer
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"Power is the ability to make a positive difference."
Simon van der Meer
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"Power should be used in service to humanity, not in domination of it."
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Carlo Rubbia
"The mind has exactly the same power as the tongue."
Carlo Rubbia
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"Power comes not from weapons, but from understanding."
François Englert
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"Power used wisely advances all humanity."
François Englert
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"The power of an idea lies not in its complexity, but in its truth."
Fred Hoyle
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"Power without understanding is merely destruction waiting to happen."
Fred Hoyle
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"The power of science lies not in domination but in comprehension."
Simon van der Meer
"The power of science lies not in what it tells us we know, but in what it reveals we do not."
Carlo Rubbia
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"The power to understand is the first step toward the power to change."
François Englert
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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Leon Lederman
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"Your limitations are often illusions created by your own mind."
Leon Lederman
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"To unlock the secrets of atoms is to become a master of reality."
Simon van der Meer
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"The power of science lies not in what it tells us, but in what it teaches us to ask."
Simon van der Meer
"The greatest power lies not in what we control, but in what we understand."
Carlo Rubbia
"Power in knowledge is shared power; hoard it and it diminishes."
Carlo Rubbia
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"The power of a theory lies not in what it explains, but in what it predicts."
François Englert
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"The power of science lies not in its ability to control nature, but in understanding it."
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
"The power of science lies in its humility before nature."
Carlo Rubbia
"The power of the scientific method is that it works regardless of what we believe."
Carlo Rubbia
"The power to understand nature is the power to improve human life."
Carlo Rubbia
"The power of collaboration is that it multiplies the power of individual minds."
Carlo Rubbia
"The power of understanding nature is that it empowers us to shape our future wisely."
Carlo Rubbia
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"The power to understand nature is the greatest power available to humanity."
Peter Higgs