Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"We are the makers of our own fortune."Pierre Bezukhov
"I am the World's most powerful being"Mustapha Mond
"I'm the only one who knows what I'm talking about."Colonel Cathcart
"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."O'Brien
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."O'Brien
"Do anything to them, but it is not final. Even their betrayal is not final."Big Brother
"I'm gonna beat hell out of you an' I'm gonna beat hell out of you an' I ain't gonna let him interfere"Curley's wife
"We are the makers of our own fortunes."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"Do you see, Winston, that the Party does not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority?"O'Brien
"He loved Big Brother."Winston Smith
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."O'Brien
"Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship."O'Brien
"We shall crush you out of existence. We shall make you perfect."O'Brien
"Curley's been keepin' his hand soft for his wife."George Milton
"I ain't so mad."Curley's wife
"Do you see, Winston, that it is all perfectly in order?"O'Brien
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."O'Brien
"Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together in new shapes of your own choosing."O'Brien
"What is power? Power is when one person's will predominates over another's."Napoleon Bonaparte
"Every victim is a happy man."Colonel Cathcart
"Pride comes before the fall."Colonel Cathcart
"Gratitude is a sign of weakness."Colonel Cathcart
"Do you see, Winston, that the Party does not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority?"O'Brien
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."O'Brien
"The Party is immortal; you are not."O'Brien
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."O'Brien
"I do not care what you believe in. You must learn to love Big Brother."O'Brien
"Do you see, Winston, that it is all contained in that single word?"O'Brien
"We do not merely destroy our enemies, we change them."O'Brien
"The purpose of power is power."O'Brien
