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Power Quotes

Lines on power, wherever it shows up.

Rather than sticking to one definition, this set moves between the power of computing infrastructure, a hitter's power at the plate, and the power a film has to hold a room the way old storytelling once did. Compare notes on strength and character in our Great page.

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

Quotes by Alison Pill

I love long power walks in the countryside.

Quotes by Alice Temperley

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

Quotes by Alice Walker

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

Quotes by Alice Walker

Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power.

Quotes by Alice Walker

Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.

Quotes by Alice Walker

I'm sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power.

Quotes by Alice Walker

This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy.

Quotes by Alice Walker

We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid.

Quotes by Alice Walker

This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.

Quotes by Alice Waters

I think that building political power has to come from the outside and from within. Meaning, we have to build political alternatives to the existing system, and we have to try to impact what is happening in the existing system.

Quotes by Alicia Garza

I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It's universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I've learned that when you predict that negative things...

Quotes by Alicia Keys

The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

Quotes by Aliko Dangote

The gas, which is our main source of power, is priced in dollars.

Quotes by Aliko Dangote

If bad and inexperienced politicians control power in Nigeria, my wealth may turn into poverty, and I am not ready to become a poor man.

Quotes by Aliko Dangote

The building up of a new, far-reaching system of inspection on the question of equal pay, with power to investigate every business in the United States, administered by a colossal new government agency with vast enforcement powers, would not be...

Quotes by Alice Paul

As long as a tune has the power to move me, I'm a lifelong fan.

Quotes by Alice Ripley

Look what consumer power has done with organic food; we can do the same with clothes.

Quotes by Alice Roberts

When it comes to music, something I'm passionate about, and knowing the reach and the power and how it transforms, it saves lives. Music does.

Quotes by Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Look at what trance means. It means to transcend... it means to become transcendental! So if we get a singular transcendental path of light, that could lead to such great dimensions of consciousness, of revelation, of spirituality, of spiritual power.

Quotes by Alice Coltrane

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "power" show up on this page?
This page brings together quotes that use power in very different ways - technology, sports, storytelling, and even facts. One explains cloud computing as doing your computing on somebody else's computer, predicting that cloud - previously called grid computing - will become very widespread. So don't expect one single theme here; it's a genuine mix. For more wide-ranging reflections, see Life quotes.
Is there a quote about baseball or sports strategy?
Yes. One quote describes a pitching strategy: working the count down until the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, then throwing to his power instead. It's a clever, tactical sense of the word, quite different from the technology and film references elsewhere on this page. See Great quotes for more sharp, memorable lines.
Does this page cover the power of movies or storytelling?
Yes - one quote reflects on the transformational power of film, describing the experience of going to a theater and seeing a movie with a lot of people, and comparing it to an old shaman telling a story. It's one of the more poetic takes on power here. Check out Good quotes for more thoughtful lines.
What does the quote about "facts" say about power?
It says: "Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable." It's the idea that reality itself can be more startling than fiction. For a different take on power, browse Government quotes.
Why does this "Power" page mix technology, sports, film, and facts together?
Because power is a broad word - it can mean computing capability, athletic strategy, cultural influence, or the strength of a fact. Rather than force these into one narrow theme, this page simply gathers the different real ways the word gets used.

A few entries turn the word inward, noting how a plain fact can carry unexpected force. Readers drawn to power in a civic sense may also like Government, while broader reflections sit in Life.