Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
Elie WieselTags: power self-control
If absolute power corrupts absolutely,
does absolute powerlessness make you pure?
Tags: power absolute corrupt pure
Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
Robert A. HeinleinTags: power religion danger law sect organized-religion separation-of-church-and-state cult
As for the men in power,
they are so anxious to establish
the myth of infallibility that they
do their utmost to ignore truth.
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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Rita Mae BrownShe'll be apples
April LurieTags: power
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.
Mahatma GandhiTags: fear love power punishment dichotomy
With great power often comes great confusion.
Dan AllenBorges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.
Paulo CoelhoTags: love power writing story
But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!
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