Power Quotes

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Lance Morrow
- May
- Silence
- Never Forget
The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.

Frederick Law Olmsted
- World
- Power
- Truth

Now, when their glances met, they understood one another. The power that lay within both their souls had met, and, as it were, clasped hands. They accepted one another's sacrifice. Hers, mayhap, was the more complete of the two, because for her his absence would mean weary waiting, the dull heartache so terrible to bear.

Emma Orczy
- Soul
- Mean
- Waiting
Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.

Majora Carter
- Good
- Bad
- Plants
When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.

Maggie Gallagher
Climate change is not an excuse to give the federal government ever more power over private property and state resources.

Luther Strange
- Power
Money can be a reflection of our perceptions of power, self-esteem, personal history, fears, and happiness.

Mary Pilon
- Money
- History
- Reflection
If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe.

Wendell Willkie
- Life
- Power
- Lost