power Quotes
Daily selection of quotes about power.
“The attack on ObamaCare was that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to force a private citizen into a private contractual relationship. If such a thing is permitted to stand, the anti-ObamaCare forces argue, there will be no limit to Congress's power in the future.”
- John Podhoretz
“Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change.”
- Liam Neeson
“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.”
- William Ellery Channing
“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”
- Ayn Rand
“Is there anything science should not try to explain? Science is knowledge and knowledge is power - power to do good or evil. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.”
- Paul Davies
“Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.”
- Barbara Jordan
“I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.”
- Plutarch
“I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.”
- Alexander the Great
“Money: power at its most liquid.”
- Mason Cooley
“We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.”
- Webster, Daniel