Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Statistical illiteracy is a form of powerlessness."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Real empowerment in healthcare comes from understanding your own numbers."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Understanding your own risk factors is the first step to taking control of your health."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Power lies not in dominion over others, but in mastery of oneself."
Pollock, John
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"The illusion of control is pervasive; we overestimate our influence on random events."
Tversky, Amos
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"Power without wisdom is merely the tyranny of force."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Power is measured not by what you take, but by what you give."
BonJour, Laurence
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"In a world of information overload, clarity of thought becomes a superpower."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Bad statistics can destroy lives; good statistics can save them."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"In the information age, the ability to filter signal from noise is everything."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"The power to communicate risk is the power to shape society."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Numbers have power because we give them power."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Understanding numbers is understanding power."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Power that doesn't serve truth becomes tyranny."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Power without compassion is merely tyranny with a different name."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Power is the responsibility to lift others higher."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Knowledge is not power unless it is accompanied by wisdom about how to use it."
Sosa, Ernest
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"I can control the flow, I can dominate it completely."
Pollock, John
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"Statistical illiteracy is a form of powerlessness in the modern world."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"The best insurance against manipulation is understanding how numbers are used."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Numbers are tools, and like all tools, they can be used to build or to destroy."
Gigerenzer, Gerd
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"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is ineffectual."
BonJour, Laurence
B
"Power is given; authority must be earned."
BonJour, Laurence
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"True power comes from understanding, not dominance."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Power without compassion is cruelty."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Power is not what you have; it's what you do with it."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Power without accountability corrupts the noblest intentions."
Goldman, Alvin
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"Power without compassion is tyranny."
Mares, Edwin
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"Power is earned through integrity."
Mares, Edwin