Power Quotes

"Power is given only to those who dare to stoop and take it."

"The law of nature is that the stronger devours the weaker."

"To be extraordinary is to be condemned."

"The extraordinary man must accept the burden of his nature."

"Vengeance is the pleasure of the gods"

"Everything is permitted to the strong man."

"I am the master of my own destiny."

"What is power? Power is when one man wants something and another does all he can to give it to him."

"He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles that focused on you with an abiding delight."

"What do I care for the laws of nature and mathematics if for some reason I dislike those laws?"

"He had a new sensation of illimitable power."

"I am nothing but a vessel for my own will."

"The fearful mystery of human will cannot be comprehended by reason alone"

"Passion is the fire that consumes the unworthy."

"Power obtained through vengeance is hollow and temporary."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all contained in that one word?"

"I love Big Brother."

"The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself."

"The Party has closed off the possibility of independent action or belief."

"The Party would announce that the earth was flat and you would have to believe it."

"How does one man assert his power over another?"

"By making him suffer."

"The arrogance of power makes tyrants of all of us."

"Ambition is the curse of princes."

"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife."

"The secret of all power lies in knowledge."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all perfectly in order?"

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."

"Power is not a means; it is an end."

"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."