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Stealing Quotes

On power, performance, and taking back.

These quotes use "stealing" in different senses — power quietly shifting from the many to the few, performers stealing scenes, and even parents taking back their kids' CDs. Related reading appears in our Art quotes.

Me and my partners had been stealing cars for a while.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

Power is every stealing from the many to the few.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

I've been stealing from the Alien films throughout my entire career.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

Alien Quotes

I've been stealing scenes all my life.

Quotes by Mickey Rooney

Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.

Quotes by Malcolm Mclaren

We have a problem now with parents stealing their kids' CDs, so the roles have been reversed.

Quotes by Jerry Only

Photography is always a kind of stealing. A theft from the subject. Artists are assaulters in a lot of ways, and the viewer is complicit in that assault.

Quotes by Hanya Yanagihara

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Quotes by George Savile

Always Quotes

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

George Orwell

I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.

Quotes by Douglas Wilson

This photographing is really the business of stealing.

Quotes by Diane Arbus

I wasn't stealing cars at like, six. But I've always been bad.

Quotes by Danielle Bregoli

I actually became a producer because I saw the producers getting all the babes. They were stealing them from the guitarists.

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

Art Quotes

Normally, when I'm not performing or stealing, I second-guess myself; I have doubts.

Quotes by Apollo Robbins

Confiscatory taxation enforced by threat of imprisonment is 'stealing,' a practice strongly frowned upon by our Creator.

Quotes by Ann Coulter

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the meaning behind the quote on power and vigilance?
It warns that power tends to quietly concentrate away from most people over time unless people stay alert, framed as a reason for constant vigilance.
Is "stealing" always used negatively here?
Not always — one quote uses "stealing scenes" positively, describing a lifelong talent for standing out in a performance.
Is there a lighter, modern-day example of stealing in this set?
Yes, one notes the modern twist of parents stealing their kids' CDs, flipping the usual parent-child roles around.
Does this collection repeat any idea in slightly different words?
Yes, two quotes make nearly the same point about power shifting from the many to the few, just phrased slightly differently.
Where can I find more quotes about vigilance and power?
Browse our Always quotes for related themes.

For more, see our Always quotes on constant vigilance, or Bad quotes for other cautionary reflections.