Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"The will to power is the will to life itself."
Zarathustra
Z
"A man who is most alive is one who wills hardest."
Zarathustra
S
"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
Sun Tzu
S
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands."
Sun Tzu
T
"I am in command here! I command you to obey me!"
The King
S
"Power comes from understanding, not force."
Siddhartha
S
"The mind is the ruler of the body, and the will is its instrument."
Seneca
Z
"For life itself is the will to power."
Zarathustra
T
"Those who play the game are the only ones who understand it."
The King
S
"Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain"
Sun Tzu
S
"Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger"
Sun Tzu
S
"The expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by the enemy"
Sun Tzu
S
"The strong and weak are matters of disposition"
Sun Tzu
S
"The greatest power lies in the surrender of all desire for power."
Siddhartha
Z
"Thou goest to women? Do not forget thy whip."
Zarathustra
T
"If I commanded a general to fly from one flower to another like a butterfly"
The King
S
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
Seneca
Z
"Life itself is will to power."
Zarathustra
Z
"The will to overcome the world is the will of the weak."
Zarathustra
Z
"The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our philanthropy."
Zarathustra
B
"No one can escape from an island."
Blore
Q
"Off with her head!"
Queen of Hearts
H
"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
Humpty Dumpty
Z
"A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength—life itself is will to power."
Zarathustra
H
"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be bold. Be fierce. Be absolutely ruthless"
Harry Wormwood
Q
"Off with their heads!"
Queen of Hearts
Q
"You couldn't have it if you did want it."
Queen of Hearts
Q
"Off with her head!"
Queen of Hearts
H
"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean."
Humpty Dumpty
T
"Off with her head!"
The Red Queen