The best quotes about Power

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?

You may not realize this, but people have the power to change the world.

Once people imagine themselves in the Oval, there's no turning back.

I've always said that power is more important than money. But when it comes to elections, money gives power.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful, and then only for a short while.

I always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs.

Always remember that power is a double-edged blade. One side light, the other dark. It calls to you when you are most desperate. When victory seems worth any sacrifice. There is a price to be paid for such a gift. And many eagerly accept the bargain. The righteous and the meek may recoil at its cost... But they have no vision! Power alone is not to be feared. Fear instead those who wield it!

Money is the McMansion in Sarasota, that starts falling apart after ten years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries.

Power is a lot like real-estate. It's all about location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value.

With great power comes great bullshit.

Big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts.

The powerful have always preyed on the powerless, that's how they became powerful in the first place.

Any man who must say, 'I am the king', is no true king.

So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Obey your father. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. But what if your father despises the king? What if the king massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another.

A man without friends is a man without power.

Do you really think the crown gives you power?

Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.

The book spoke of a king carrying the burdens of his people. It said that those who led where the lowest of men, for they were required to serve everyone.

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility.

You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom.

In the end, what seperates a man from a slave? Money? Power? No, a man chooses, a slave obeys.

In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women!

When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.

It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.

If a regular guy like me could kill the most powerful man in the city, what good was all his power? It seemed to me that no matter how strong someone is, there'll always be somebody stronger to clip his wings.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

if you want to test a man's character, give him power.