What Is Power Quotes

Power resides where men believe it to reside.

When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its power to hurt you.

You can bind my body, tie my hands, govern my actions: you are the strongest, and society adds to your power; but with my will, sir, you can do nothing.

I watched a documentary about the immigrant crisis around the world. And it does make me blush at all the times I've stood up on the stage and given your speech about the healing power of fiction.

I'd just say that truth is power and vice versa.

As far as which writers embody this form of gentle power - Tobias Wolff, for sure. His persona and his writing both share an easy, capacious confidence that says he has faith in his readers.

Toni Morrison seems to have a lot of faith in people - that's what I mean by gentle power.

I was thinking about the legacy of ghosts in fiction, and specifically the moral power of those Dickensian ghosts. Because a ghost can be a very powerful but also manipulative element.

I do not like abortions. I will do everything in my power to restrict abortion.

My administration will be more supportive of the good works done here than any administration in the history of this country because I understand the power of faith, that faith can change lives.

Russia's most precious resource is the brain power of this country. And you've got a lot of it. It's going to take a lot of brains in Russia to create a drain.

”In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power.”

Obviously, nu-que-lar power is, uh, a renewable source of energy, and the less demand there is for non-renewable sources of energy, like fossil fuels, the better it off it is for the American people.

The greatest power of freedom is to overcome hatred and violence, and turn the creative gifts of men and women to the pursuits of peace.

But I have no desire for fame and power anymore. I crawled out of the swamp and I'm not crawling back in.

I believe the world would have been a lot worse off if Saddam [Hussein] were in power today.

I think soft power definitely can work. But, you know, it depends on who you're dealing with. Some people are so intent upon power and keeping power that it's very difficult to conduct soft power.

After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and that's exactly how I conduct my presidency.

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

I cannot conceive a rank more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power.

Reading if a man has a crush on you can be to your advantage. If you know a guy likes you, the power shifts in your favor giving you more confidence.

When we choose only love as the director of our mind we can experience the power and miracle of love.

I can assure you the National Federation is an organization of Republican women whose power, prestige, perception, and purpose will never be underestimated by anyone.

We are defined by how we use our power.

power, after it has ceased from troubling, is the dominant passion in human nature.

I'm a firm believer in anxiety and the power of negative thinking.

I don't think people in power have the potential to do anything like that to me. I feel as though as long as our music is available, folks are going to hear it.

None of the modern machines, none of the modern paraphernalia. . . have any power except over the people who choose to use them.

Over-civilization and barbarism are within an inch of each other. And a mark of both is the power of medicine-men.

Women have a thirst for order and beauty as for something physical; there is a strange female power of hating ugliness and waste as good men can only hate sin and bad men virtue.

The professional soldier gains more and more power as the general courage of a community declines.

The power which makes a man able to entertain a good impulse is the same as that which enables him to make a good gun; it is imagination.

The grinding power of the plain words of the Gospel story is like the power of mill-stones, and those who can read them simply enough will feel as if rocks had been rolled upon them.

Obama came to power with this element of raising many new hopes and expectations but he's been fought back by the system, becoming almost paralyzed in a way.

I think you're cute when the power goes to your head.

Look, calling somebody in a wheelchair handicapable doesn't all of a sudden give them the power to climb stairs or the ability to grab Ho-Hos off the top shelf.

But remember: All this talk of tolerance and diversity is basically just a way for one group of white people to pursue power over other groups of white people. It's not about actually helping anyone.

[T]he people as ultimate sovereigns, retain the ultimate power - and even the duty - to overthrow any government that fails to respect their authority.

I doubt that Fidel will ever come back to power. I think he is slowly going to the great beyond. Too slowly . . . he could have gone a long time ago.

There’s no excuse…for women today not to own their own power and lead an unlimited life.

Power-over is amoral. Power-to is responsibility.

Your personal choices matter. And you have the power. Use it.

This women's moment to embrace the power-to for good in life and leadership.

The most effective medium is yourself and the power you communicate by your intention and your story.

When women are economically empowered, the power balance changes in all areas of life.

This is women's moment to shift the tectonic plates of power on both the personal life and the leadership levels.

What's your vision of what you think should happen? How can you make it happen? Go stand in your power and walk with intention to make it so.

Power unused is power useless.

Unlimit yourself: Stand in power, walk with intention.

In the late '60s, people were saying we need power to, not power over. Power to do, accomplish, create, not power over other people.