Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"True power lies in the ability to influence without coercion."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"Power without wisdom is dangerous."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Power is the ability to influence for good."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Power in science comes not from authority but from demonstrated truth."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"Power over nature comes not from force but from understanding her principles."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"The power of knowledge lies not in possession, but in application."
Robert Boyle
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"The power of thought exceeds the power of any physical force."
Robert Boyle
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"The electric force is the greatest power I have yet encountered in nature."
Michael Faraday
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"The power to change the world lies within the curiosity of a single mind."
Michael Faraday
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"The power of ideas transcends all physical barriers."
August Kekulé
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"The power of the atom should inspire both wonder and responsibility."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Chemical knowledge confers upon us great power and greater responsibility."
Gilbert Lewis
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"To master the elements is to master the fundamental forces of creation."
Gilbert Lewis
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"True power lies in the command of natural forces."
Michael Faraday
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"In precision lies power; in measurement lies mastery."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"To classify is to understand; to understand is to control."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"To calculate the weight of atoms is to weigh the cosmos itself."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"To calculate the weight of an atom is to hold infinity in one's hand."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"A single electron's behavior can overturn centuries of accepted chemical theory."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Chemical understanding gives us the power to create new materials and transform our world."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The electron's interactions with other electrons create the very foundation of reality."
Gilbert Lewis
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"To understand chemistry is to hold the keys to transforming matter and energy."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The power of observation is the power to transform the world."
Jacques Charles
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"Power without virtue is tyranny."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Power is the ability to change the future."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"The greatest power lies not in controlling nature, but in understanding her."
Robert Boyle
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"To be ignorant is to be powerless."
Robert Boyle
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"The power of the mind lies not in its speed, but in its depth."
August Kekulé
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"The power of an idea lies not in its complexity, but in its clarity."
August Kekulé