Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"You ought to be beaten for this insolence, but I won't."
Rasheed
N
"Do you know what the worst thing about being a pig is? It isn't the mud, the slop, or even the long hours. It's that everyone expects you to be clever."
Napoleon
N
"Some animals are more valuable than others."
Napoleon
N
"Some animals are born to lead and others to follow."
Napoleon
S
"Surely you do not imagine that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness"
Squealer
S
"Pigs must have a quiet place to sleep and work"
Squealer
S
"The pigs were entitled to the milk and apples as a matter of right"
Squealer
N
"Never mind the milk, that will be attended to."
Napoleon
S
"The milk and apples must be reserved for the pigs."
Squealer
N
"Only the pigs are allowed to use the reading house."
Napoleon
M
"I am like a stone thrown into a still pond. I have already caused ripples."
Mariam
R
"You think you are clever, but you are stupid."
Rasheed
J
"The judge looked at him and smiled"
Judge Holden
J
"He sat naked on his haunches"
Judge Holden
S
"A pig's life was the most important of all"
Squealer
R
"Like a compass needle that always points north, a man's role is to provide direction, to rule. It is the nature of men."
Rasheed
J
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent"
Judge Holden
J
"The will to power is the essence of all things"
Judge Holden
S
"Napoleon is always right."
Squealer
S
"I ain't got the power I once thought I had."
Sheriff Bell
A
"The strong take from the weak, that's the law."
Anton Chigurh
S
"You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are governed by mere selfishness"
Squealer
N
"It is for your own good"
Napoleon
S
"Our leader, Napoleon, has always been our commander"
Squealer
S
"I love you. God knows I do. But I will kill your ass if you bring another woman in this house."
Sofia
J
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent."
Judge Holden
J
"That which exists without my knowledge exists without my consent."
Judge Holden
A
"I got no problem with you"
Anton Chigurh
A
"I'm going to find you"
Anton Chigurh
R
"Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping."
Rinehart