Quotes About Power

Most American homes have alternating current, which means that the electricty goes in one direction for a while, then goes in the other direction. This prevents harmful electron buildup in the wires.

Took over my city and I never asked permission to.

America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.

Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold; Thy home may be lovely, but round it I hear The crack of the whip, and the footsteps of fear.

The Stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand, To prove the Upper Classes, Have still the Upper Hand.

Well before September 11, it was understood that with modern technology, the rich and powerful will lose their near monopoly of the means of violence and can expect to suffer atrocities on home soil.

The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.

It is not too much to expect that our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter

I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

No man is boss in his own home, but he can make up for it, he thinks, by making a dog play dead.

An intelligent wife can make her home, in spite of exigencies, pretty much what she pleases.

In order to be able to fulfill our role in the world, America must be strong. America must lead. And for that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home.

A big part of the story is American imperialism, and the flip side of that is the building up of the national security state here at home.

I in my own house am an emperor, And will defend what's mine.

The fraudulent electrical utility company in conjunction with the corrupt sheriff taught me that an Englishman's home is not his castle

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

Things have no power that humans don't put there.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty.

Honesty makes me feel powerful in a difficult world.

Why do villains have so much influence? Because the honest people are terribly dense.

Over the times thou hast no power. . . . Solely over one man thou hast quite absolute power. Him redeem and make honest.

Personal power is really the issue. It is only through tremendous attention to detail that you will be able to gain personal power and searing self-honesty.

...I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path of honesty and the convictions of my own mind.