Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"What is the point of having power if you don't use it to understand the world?"Richard Feynman
"The beauty of the scientific method is that it doesn't rely on authority."Carl Sagan
"We have the ability to shape our future."Carl Sagan
"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world in which you live."Jane Goodall
"True power lies in influence, not control."Jane Goodall
"The greatest power is the power to understand."Max Planck
"Each of us has the power to make a difference in our own sphere of influence."Jane Goodall
"The power of words is matched only by the power of silence."Louis Pasteur
"There is no Subject more important for public investigation and scientific study than that of the production and use of power."Nikola Tesla
"If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light the whole world."Nikola Tesla
"The power of mathematics lies in its ability to describe reality."Isaac Newton
"The very essence of conquest is to leave nothing to regret either to the conqueror or the conquered."Charles Darwin
"The hand that wields the microscope writes the future of humanity."Louis Pasteur
"The power of an idea lies not in its novelty, but in its truth and application."Louis Pasteur
"Power over nature is gained only through understanding nature's laws."Louis Pasteur
"Possibilities and impossibilities are only two words for lack of energy and abundance of energy."Nikola Tesla
"True power lies in the ability to help others."Gupta, Akhil
"The greatest power is the power to understand."Isaac Newton
"Power without purpose is tyranny; purpose without power is impotence."Gupta, Akhil
"Power that cannot be questioned becomes tyranny."Gupta, Akhil
"If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world."Nikola Tesla
"Do you know what astonishes me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything lasting."Galileo Galilei
"The power of the atom is nothing compared to the power of human curiosity."Marie Curie
"Power over others is temporary; power over oneself is eternal."Gupta, Akhil
"True power lies in making others feel powerful."Gupta, Akhil
"The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind."Nikola Tesla
"When facing a new venture, most people think they cannot win."Marie Curie
"The European subject is assumed to be one who can will himself to be otherwise."Ahmed, Sara
"We are all implicated in systems of power."Ahmed, Sara
"Power comes not from control, but from understanding."Gupta, Akhil