Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Some of us are better hunters than others."Hannibal Lecter
"Power corrupts even noble intentions"Takver
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."Hannibal Lecter
"Revenge is a dish best served by those with nothing left to lose."Lisbeth Salander
"The powerful always find ways to hide their sins."Mikael Blomkvist
"Power respects only power."Lisbeth Salander
"Secrecy is the only thing that keeps power alive."Silas
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."Leigh Teabing
"I am the instrument of judgment."Justice Wargrave
"You know what you look like to me, with your good bag and your cheap shoes?"Hannibal Lecter
"The most aggressive hunters stalk the wary."Hannibal Lecter
"I can smell you. It's faint, but I smell it."Hannibal Lecter
"The world is a place of power."Hannibal Lecter
"The powerful always protect their own, no matter the cost."Mikael Blomkvist
"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely and completely."Henrik Vanger
"On this island, we are all equally powerless."Justice Wargrave
"I've become a monster of my own making."Charlie Gordon
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."Hannibal Lecter
"You're not my type."Hannibal Lecter
"Nothing happened to me."Hannibal Lecter
"You know what you look like to me, with your perfect hair and your educated eyes and your cute little bottom?"Hannibal Lecter
"I am not a man—I am a judgment."Justice Wargrave
"The world's greatest lie is that we are powerless to pursue our dreams"Melchizedek
"Murder is easy when you have the right motive."Justice Wargrave
"Power corrupts even the most righteous."Justice Wargrave
"We all have the capacity for evil."Justice Wargrave
"No group better illustrates the drift toward this ocean—a current powerful enough to carry off even intelligent men—than the group of the so-called 'prominent' prisoners."Viktor Frankl
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response."Viktor Frankl
"A king reigns over everyone"The King
"I am king over all my kingdom"The King