Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Power is corrupting unless it's used to lift others up."
Titus Andromedon
L
"Power corrupts, but powerlessness is worse because you can't even try."
Lillian Kaushtupper
S
"I've seen what happens when power corrupts those who wield it."
Sarah Jane Smith
S
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Sarah Jane Smith
J
"Power isn't about being heard; it's about being obeyed."
Jacqueline White
J
"Power is what you have when everyone needs you more than you need them."
Jacqueline White
V
"There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it."
Voldemort
V
"Power is the only immortality that matters."
Voldemort
V
"The weak are merely raw material for the powerful to reshape."
Voldemort
V
"Power accumulates to those willing to take it."
Voldemort
V
"Each soul lost strengthens my connection to power."
Voldemort
V
"I have no equals—only servants and obstacles."
Voldemort
R
"Power comes to those willing to take it by any means necessary."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
R
"Sacrifice is just another word for other people's suffering."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
R
"I've learned that control is an illusion, but a comforting one."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
P
"Power corrupts, but so does powerlessness in a different way."
Paula Small
P
"Power is easier to grab than to keep."
Paula Small
K
"Power comes from within, not from external things."
Kimmy Schmidt
T
"I refuse to be a victim of circumstance."
Titus Andromedon
T
"Vulnerability is not weakness, it's power."
Titus Andromedon
T
"Power without wisdom is tyranny."
The Doctor
D
"Power corrupts those who do not use it with restraint."
Dumbledore
D
"Power without conscience is tyranny."
Dumbledore
L
"Real power comes from knowing who you are, not from controlling others."
Lillian Kaushtupper
L
"Real power is knowing when not to use it."
Lillian Kaushtupper
J
"Power without compassion is just tyranny."
Jacqueline White
J
"Power is a responsibility, not a privilege."
Jacqueline White
S
"Power without responsibility is just tyranny."
Sarah Jane Smith
S
"Power is only meaningful if you use it to help others."
Sarah Jane Smith
R
"Power can corrupt, or it can enlighten."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne