Quotes About Power

The Court's great power is its ability to educate, to provide moral leadership.

If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever.

America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.

I have more influence now than when I had the power.

It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.

He wasn't very lovable but he was bloody efficient. (Packer talking about Genghis Khan)

Influence: What you think you have until you try to use it.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

The power for authentic leadership is found not in external arrangements, but in the human heart.

To be a hegemon is inherently ambiguous, usually implying some mixture of dominance and legitimacy, that is, being seen as contributing global leadership in a generally benevolent manner.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Spiritual leadership is the power to change the atmosphere by one's presence, the unconscious influence that makes Christ and spiritual things real to others.

I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.

The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.

The inevitable end of multiple chiefs is that they fade and disappear for lack of unity.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

It's such a rarity to have women in senior powerful positions. We can name them all. Fact is, women can handle power and handle it well. That's something I'd like a lot more women to understand.

When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius

The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are so strong in the world today is that we are not providing it in the present.

The United States is the leader of the free world.

There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

The most powerful demonstration of leadership is not a clenched fist of brute force but an open hand of humble assistance.