Quotes About Power

This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.

A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his very faults.

A new-born Government must shine and astonish - the moment it loses its éclat it falls.

You cannot drag a man's conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth.

Ideas are intangible forces, but they have more power than the physical brains that give birth to them. They have the power to live on, after the brain that creates them has returned to dust.

You have a tremendous advantage over the man who does you an injury: You have it within your power to forgive him, while he has no such advantage over you.

Unlimited power may be available when two or more people coordinate their thoughts and actions in a spirit of perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose.

Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction.

You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power.

Children who can barely say maa, pappa, are saying Ab ki baar Modi sarkar. This is the power of democracy.

I am not asking for 60 months to sit and enjoy power, but to be the Chowkidaar of the country.

Not only the people of Nepal but also those who believe in the power of democracy are looking at Nepal and this assembly.

I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.

My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.

I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve.

By burning nuclear waste as fuel, we believe we can power the United States cleanly for hundreds of years without ever touching new resources.

Monster only had the power that you gave them

They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power.

Governments understand that help is power. That is why governments offer as much help to as many people as they can.

I'm reasonably good at talking onstage, but actually holding court in a pub is all to do with power dynamics which I don't think has anything to do with fiction.

I had hurt her feelings, I found out later; I didn't know I had that power.

To me, the movie is about power.

If you want to come behind the Bible and explain everything scientifically, then you're denying God's power over miracles.

This is a roadside attraction,' said Wednesday. 'One of the finest. Which means it is a place of power.