We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Power ... is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.

The force of arms only reveals man s weakness.

Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings pebbles into perfection.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

To achieve ... you have to know what you're doing, and that's real power.

For whoso desireth power: Lo! all power is with God.

Power immobilizes; it freezes with a single gesture-grandiose, terrible, theatrical, or finally, simply monotonous-the variety which is life.

He is the best of men who dislikes power.

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.

Money is power in American politics. It always has been.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

A friend in power is a friend lost.

Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then ... pick out his brains.

Our shouting is louder than our actions Our swords are taller than us. That is our tragedy.

Influence comes out of the work that you've done and the things you've stood for. Influence and power shouldn't be given to just anybody who wants them.

Nowhere does power give itself up willingly.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Whatever God wants from you, He will give you the power to do.

Power comes invariably to be usurped by a handful of the most ruthless among the erstwhile revolutionaries when power comes out of the barrel of a gun and the gun is not in the hands of the common people.