Quotes About Power

Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority.

From the moment I met you, your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me. I was dominated, soul brain and power.

In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.

High hopes were once formed of democracy; but democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Life is terrible. It rules us, we do not rule it.

She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.

In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press.

Weak? Oh, I am sick of hearing that phrase. Sick of using it about others. Weak? Do you really think, that it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations that it requires strength, strength and courage, to yield to. To stake all one's life on a single moment, to risk everything on one throw, whether the stake be power or pleasure, I care not-there is no weakness in that. There is a horrible, terrible courage. I had that courage.

If this is the way Queen Victoria treats her prisoners, she doesn't deserve to have any.

The world is run by brutal men and the surest proof is their armies. If they ask you to stand still, you should dance. If they ask you to burn the flag, wave it. If they ask you to murder, re-create.

Haar kuitspieren waren glad en gewelfd.

The wind surged in a roar, then died down like it was pondering some heavy shit, then started back up like before.

Everything falls into the hands of music eventually. The only thing that ever rescued me was listening to a big voice.

The world is run by brutal men and the surest proof is their armies.

Una voz fuerte no puede competir con una voz clara, aunque esta sea un simple murmullo.

Quando le parole perdono di senso, i popoli perdono la loro libertà.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.

Mencio: ¿Hay alguna diferencia entre matar a alguien con una espada o en hacerlo con un palo? El rey: No hay diferencia. Mencio: ¿Hay alguna diferencia entre matar a alguien con una espada o con un mal gobierno? El Rey:No hay diferencia.

If King Harold had had swans on his side, England would still be Saxon.

After all, Americans can be terrifying.

You can kill the King without a sword, and you can light the fire without a match. What needs to burn is your imagination.