Quotes About Power

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Access to power must be confined to those who are not in love with it.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

After so many cases of terror attacks related to Islamic militancy remaining unresolved in the last few years, the government has no moral authority to stay in power.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

It is production that creates purchasing power, not the printing press!

States have two kinds of power: latent power and military power.

Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of creation.

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

When one reaches absolute power, one loses total contact with reality.

Who would attempt to fly with the tiny wings of a sparrow when the mighty power of an eagle has been given him

Our founders insisted that protecting the states' power to govern themselves was vital to limit the power of Washington and preserve freedom.

Nature's creative power is far beyond man's instinct of destruction.

Power without responsibility - the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages.

there was nothing in the whole world so dreadful as the power of riches wrongly used.

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.

Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.

Power is what they like - it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs.

All my life I have lied. I lied to escape, I lied to be loved, I lied for placement and power; I lied to lie. It was a way of living; lies are life's almost-anagram.

You can't change in your own power. If you feel overwhelmed by something bigger than you, let the one who is bigger than all things be the power you need in your weakness.

We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.

I know Daniel Murphy is a really good hitter. He's definitely pulling the ball right now for power, although he did go left-central the other night against the Dodgers, I believe.

The ultimate act of power is surrender.