5,584 Quotes About Power

What I’m talking about is the order of chosen men who inherit power. From Pharaohs and kings to bankers and executives. Their path is paved for them, and life is but a child’s lavish play pen. It used to be that the peasants would toil in meaningless servitude, unable to see the big picture, without a chance to break the cycle. Now we have computers to help us do our research. Suddenly, the rhythms and patterns of oppression and deceit since time immemorial come into startling focus.

I'm addicted to the throneIt's a dangerous love affairCan't be scared when it goes downGot a problem, tell me nowOnly thing that's on my mindWho gon run this town tonight.

Power lay in her hand. Death gripped her by the other.

The painter without the critic is nothing. The good critic can make the mediocre famous, the great obscure. His power is limitless; the artist is his servant, and one day will recognize the fact.

Save your energy for the tasks which nobody else can do easily but you.

Don’t rush. Don’t lose your focus. Believe in your vision and your action plan. Wait for some time before you think of making any big change in your idea.

A team is very much like a chain. The weakest link in the chain will affect the entire strength of that chain.

A coward is brave only when armed with power and authority; a truly courageous one can fight even when unarmed

It is a rare man or woman who is ever really changed by ascension to high office, or tempered by the solemnity of the oaths they have sworn or by the national duties they have shouldered. And Spiro Agnew was certainly not among that rare breed.