Quotes About Power

I am definitely going to crush the opposition. There's no doubt.

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in power here, Labor was in power here, we learnt a huge amount from the ALP's experience here.

When you are in the government, you have to demonise your opposition.

In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.

As far as the opposition to Jayalalitha was concerned, it was that she was misusing authority for personal corruption, denying people their liberties, attacking the opposition with violence, and there was nobody who could challenge her.

If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.

For better or worse, when I was director of public prosecutions I had to deal with every challenge that came up, and come up with an answer. Being in opposition, you're not taking the decisions; you're saying what you would do if you were in power, and that's deeply frustrating.

If there is not competent Opposition, the government that comes to power won't have anyone to hold them accountable.

There is no one quite like Trump for forensically demolishing the opposition.

I've never been an MP in government unfortunately and only know what it's like to be in opposition.

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.

The forces of violence and oppression don't care about the innocent.

Amazon's outsized power is looking less and less like smart business and more and more like oppressive politics - one company bullying us all.

Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

I say, do not mess with Oprah. The one person in America you shouldn't mess with.

I am not immune to Oprah's charms, but President Winfrey is a terrible idea.

I'm not optimistic for my country. I don't see how we're ever going to project our influence and our standing and our power outside the E.U. Britain's voice is going to diminish, I'm afraid.

Our country needs power for its economic growth, and clean, green power is the best option.