Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"The power of science lies not in what it proves, but in what it reveals."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The power to change the world begins with understanding it."
Gilbert Lewis
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"To understand molecules is to hold the key to healing, creation, and understanding."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"I proved that a single mind, focused and determined, can alter the course of understanding."
Caroline Herschel
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"I learned that true power lies not in being acknowledged, but in knowing your own worth."
Caroline Herschel
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"The power of method lies not in the grandeur of its conception but in its faithful execution."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The power of scientific method lies in its democracy - any mind can apply it truthfully."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Power without principle is tyranny; principle without power is impotence."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"I have found that the pursuit of knowledge is the truest form of power."
Caroline Herschel
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"The power of ideas lies not in their expression but in their application to reality."
John Dalton
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"Power over nature comes only through understanding of nature."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The law of nature cannot be bent, but it can be understood and used."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"In knowledge lies both power and responsibility."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"Knowledge of causes gives us power over effects."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"I believe that a woman who knows her own mind is a woman who knows her own power."
Caroline Herschel
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"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
Archimedes
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"The power of leverage transcends physical force."
Archimedes
"The radius measures the reach of all power."
Euclid
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"The power of science lies not in controlling nature, but in understanding it."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Power without wisdom is like fire without control—it destroys the wielder."
Leonhard Euler
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"True power lies in the ability to empower others."
Leonhard Euler
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"Numbers are the rulers of the world."
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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"All power is within and therefore under our control."
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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"The human mind is the most powerful tool ever created."
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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"True power lies not in domination but in influence."
Gottfried Leibniz
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"What the hand of man can move, the mind of man can move further."
Archimedes
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"The mind of man is the greatest lever ever created."
Archimedes
"What we can measure, we can understand; what we understand, we can master."
Euclid
"Those who master geometry master the logic of creation."
Euclid
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"The power to calculate is the power to create."
Johannes Kepler