Quotes About Power

People think it way past the time when anybody can remember who start things first, but don't get the history of the ghetto twist up, decent people. Buntin-Banton and Dishrag start it first. And when PNP win the 1972 election all hell break loose. First

I will murder the world.

Little pussy like me still have bigger cock than the two of them, she say. She pull the gag out of Sacco mouth. —What you gonna do, Miss

knowledge of some sort of sick white science

The only difference between who is a witch and who is not is one man's mouth,' say the cook.

To be a man you do as man do. Master one thing and you can fail at everything else, for to be a man is to fail at everything else. Here is the one thing. What men do in all things, more than anything, is take up space, whether he be priest, king, beggar, or hunter. Whether he be living or dead. More space than he need, and more space than he will use.

Envy is what they have for us because we have one power no god can ever have, and that is the power to surprise oneself.

If you could cross a lion and a monkey, that's what I'd be, because monkeys are funny and lions are strong.

Sex is like fire or water. Fire and water can aid a man … or kill him. —Taoist proverb

The Christian's 911 is the name of Jesus.

Miraculous healing comes in many ways. God alone determines when, who, and how to heal.

Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.

Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates.

What is more immoral than war?

One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.

What does one want when one is engaged in the sexual act That everything around you give you its utter attention, think only of you, care only for you...every man wants to be a tyrant when he fornicates.

If men wish to control their women, they must find a way to control midwives.

The wolves were circling, wary of the might and presence of the kingly beasts who dared to challenge possession of the crown and so far, the lions had proved to be invincible. But should they drop their guard for an instant, or should the scavengers discover the quixotic virtue of their armor, all of the honor, pride, and passion in the world would not save them. It would, instead, be the cause of their ultimate downfall.

This is a humbling lesson in power for those of us who believe that, because we're a parent, teacher, or manager, our job is to change other people and make them behave.

In our language there is a word with enormous power to create shame and guilt ("should")

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make you wish you hadn't made them wish they had.

Humans have these notions of power, control, hierarchy, greed, anger, envy, lust, etc. It really is quite bizarre where these tendencies lead us. We have human billionaires on planet earth who choose to gather more and more wealth at the expense of everyone else. But why? Once all of a person's human needs have been supplied, to unimaginable levels of luxury, what is the point of having more? To have power and control over other humans?

Let 'em call me a racist. It don't make any difference. Whole heap of folks in this country feel the same way I do. Race is what's gonna win this thing for me.

Hell, we got too much dignity in government now, what we need is some meanness.