Quotes About Power

We've gotten rid of (Saddam Hussein), and I suppose that's a good thing.

I knew how to influence the people, but it's really just one vote. But the party is being handled in a very good way .

There's nothing more dangerous than than someone trying to act for the greater good.

Hurry, conscious younger people! Get to power quickly so political decisions can be based on the greater good for all rather than the greater gain for few. Hurry, before it is too late!

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?

It feels good to be fit and strong.

The control is shifting because of the democratisation of the internet. My industry is very good at building walls to stop people getting in.

Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

Countries are rarely governed by the ethical and good people.

Good humor pokes fun at the powerful — not the weak.

There is no greater pleasure in the world than riding a good horse.

As an example of wealth, good taste, and subtle intimidation, it took first prize.

The good thing about being explosive is that no one can beat you.

The competitive nation-state system, with all its capacity for good and evil, is spreading in the Third World and is transforming that world.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.

I do not think an enormous permanent underclass is a very good thing to have if you're attempting to operate something that at least pretends sometimes to be a democracy.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

Light can devour the darkness but darkness cannot consume the light.

No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ultimately self-destructive. Evil may set out to corrupt others, but in the process corrupts itself.

We need a revolution every 200 years, because all governments become stale and corrupt after 200 years.

If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.