Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

C
"My power grew with every rejection I endured"
Circe
J
"You think to oppose me but you are not equipped. I move through the world and whatever I wish to know I know."
Judge Holden
J
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent."
Judge Holden
C
"I am not a queen in some distant and dusty land; I am here."
Circe
C
"My power had always come from myself."
Circe
C
"My hands held more power than all their divine decrees."
Circe
J
"To kill is to know."
Judge Holden
C
"My voice became my greatest power."
Circe
C
"I became a goddess in all but name."
Circe
Q
"There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it"
Quirinus Quirrell
A
"A lot of evidence suggests that our power lies in our choices and the choices we make define us"
Albus Dumbledore
J
"They are not reports of the world but instruments by which the world is shaped."
Judge Holden
G
"My precious."
Gollum
J
"In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king"
Judge Holden
J
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent"
Judge Holden
J
"You think to oppose me but you are a fart in a whirlwind"
Judge Holden
G
"Magical ability is a supreme gift."
Gilderoy Lockhart
A
"Names have power."
Albus Dumbledore
R
"Magic requires sacrifice."
Remus Lupin
J
"Whatever exists without my knowledge exists without my consent"
Judge Holden
J
"Nothing is sacred but power"
Judge Holden
A
"Remarkable what power we can hold over one another, the mere names and histories."
Albus Dumbledore
B
"Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Barty Crouch Jr.
D
"I will be watching you closely, Potter."
Dolores Umbridge
D
"I am not concerned with expelling you, Potter. I am concerned with the safety of the student body."
Dolores Umbridge
A
"The greatest power is love, not darkness."
Albus Dumbledore
A
"Words are, of course, the most powerful magic we have."
Albus Dumbledore
C
"I choose violence."
Cersei Lannister
F
"I have become death itself."
Frodo Baggins
A
"Voldemort himself created his own worst enemy, just as tyrants always do."
Albus Dumbledore