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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.

It's like how science fiction in the '50s was a way of talking about war without actually having to risk any political capital. The obvious metaphor is power and powerlessness, but I also think it's a way of experimenting with...

Quotes by Margaret Stohl

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Quotes by Margaret Thatcher

There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth.

Quotes by Margaret Lee Runbeck

At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The extraordinary aesthetic of the natural world is not obvious to someone who never leaves the inner...

Quotes by Margaret Geller

Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.

Quotes by Margaret Heffernan

When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.

Quotes by Margaret Heffernan

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.

Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley

A word after a word after a word is power.

Quotes by Margaret Atwood

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.

Marcus Aurelius

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Marcus Aurelius

The power of mathematics is often to change one thing into another, to change geometry into language.

Quotes by Marcus du Sautoy

Self-control is true power.

Quotes by Marco Pierre White

I know where my game is. I know I'm a power hitter and an RBI guy. I need to get on base for my teammates behind me and just stick with my game. I don't try to do too much....

Quotes by Marco Scutaro

Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it's music, not words, that provides power.

Quotes by Marcel Marceau

As policy makers, Congress has the power to promote public policies that economically empower single parents and drastically reduce childhood poverty.

Quotes by Marc Veasey

If you print money like in Zimbabwe... the purchasing power of money goes down, and the standards of living go down, and eventually, you have a civil war.

Quotes by Marc Faber

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power.

Quotes by Manuel Puig

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Quotes by Mao Zedong

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.