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 is best exercised through wisdom."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"The most cautious word has a treacherous power when authority is behind it."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"Understanding the past gives us power over the future."
Richard Owen
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"Power without conscience is the greatest evil known to humanity."
Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Nature operates through no force external to itself; all emerges from within."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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"Every species is a monument to the creative power of environment and response."
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Robert Hooke
"The power of thought is the greatest force in the universe."
Robert Hooke
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"The power to classify is the power to understand and thus to teach."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"The power of knowledge lies not in its possession but in its sharing."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"The most powerful weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"Our greatest dangers come from the unchecked activities of unscrupulous men."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The greatest power on earth is the power of ideas."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The mind's greatest power is the power to observe."
William Harvey
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"The measure of a person is what they do with power."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"The mind, when free, can accomplish anything."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"The mind is the only weapon against tyranny."
Hypatia of Alexandria
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Sophie Germain
"Power over nature comes through understanding, not force."
Robert Hooke
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"The power of mathematics lies in its simplicity and elegance."
Emmy Noether
"The power of the mind is the greatest power one can possess."
Sophie Germain
"The power to observe is the power to understand."
Robert Hooke
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"True power lies in the ability to question authority."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"Those who control the narrative control the future."
Hypatia of Alexandria
"The power of a single idea can reshape the world."
Sophie Germain
"The mind's potential is boundless when freed from constraints."
Sophie Germain
"The power of ideas lies not in their grandeur but their truth."
Sophie Germain
"The power to observe clearly is the greatest power of all."
Robert Hooke
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"The power of mathematics lies not in what it can calculate, but in what it reveals."
Emmy Noether