Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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