Quotes About Influence

All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target.

Speeches pass away, but acts remain.

Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.

Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved.

We want very good leaders who have a lot of power.

I'm calling for dialogue. I'm gathering attention for dialogue which is what you do in a struggle for power.

Social intercourse -- a very limited thing in a half civilized country, becomes in our centers of civilization a great power. . .

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

Money is only unused power. The real purpose of wealth, after food, clothing and shelter, is philanthropy.

Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.

Simply stated, power is the ability to get things done.

You have the power to help people become winners.

Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.

I'm the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour.

There's more power in being Oprah Winfrey than in being Barack Obama.

Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.

The orators and the despots have the least power in their cities ... since they do nothing that they wish to do, practically speaking, though they do whatever they think to be best.

You gain power by pretending to be weak.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

You can't trust anybody with power.

I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.

Power is a thing of perception. They don't need to be able to kill you. They just need you to think they are able to kill you

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

Money: power at its most liquid.