Quotes About Power

I think being sensitive gives you powers. You get the logic and the flexibility of emotions.

There are but few naval powers, but there are many land powers.

I'm challenging the powers that be.

We eliminated the monarchy. We put limits on how long one person could lead our country and on the powers they held while in office. We took differences of opinion seriously - in fact, we built them into the fabric of our government.

World's major powers, including China and Russia, don't want to 'finance' American military adventures anymore.

There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law.

With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers.

We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention.

Historically, foreign powers have always been the ones to keep Latin nations divided.

Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand.

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because there were a lot of Italian communities there. And of course there were a lot of Russians.

I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.

Any government, that is its own judge of, and determines authoritatively for the people, what are its own powers over the people, is an absolute government of course. It has all the powers that it chooses to exercise. There is no other or at least no more accurate definition of a despotism than this.

Actually, I think I'm part of the last generation to grow up believing in magic and fairies and believing I had powers - you know, lying on the ground and trying to have my spirit leave my body - which never happened; still working on that bit.

At 18 to 20, I was probably one of the quickest things around, at the peak of my powers.

I firmly believe that Scotland's place is in the U.K., and I do not believe in powers for power's sake.

Energy powers our economy, both literally and figuratively.

As anyone familiar with my scholarship knows, I am not a huge fan of inherent powers in most contexts.

We are an important check on the powers of the executive. Our consent is necessary for the president to appoint jurists and powerful government officials and, in many respects, to conduct foreign policy. Whether we are of the same party, we are not the president's subordinates. We are his equal!

With great powers come great responsibilities; with plenary powers come plenary responsibilities.

My hope is that we revive 'monopoly' as a core piece of political rhetoric that broadly denotes dominant firms with pernicious powers.

I believe very much in sensual powers as a means of obtaining understanding.