100 Great Power Quotes

Following is our list of great power quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about world power.

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Famous Great Power Quotes

Character is power. — Booker T. Washington

With Great power comes great need to take a nap — Nico

Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your might. — James Hunter

With great power comes great responsibilty. - Stan Lee

With great power comes great responsibilty. — Stan Lee

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Power is the near neighbour of necessity. — Pythagoras

Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. - Edmund Burke

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. — Edmund Burke

Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it. — Ralph Ellison

All the power's in the hands of people rich enough to buy it. — Joe Strummer

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. — Seneca

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. - Seneca The Elder

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. — Seneca The Elder

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. - Catherine II

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. — Catherine II

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. — Catherine the Great

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. — Andrew Carnegie

Short Great Power Quotes

  • The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet. — William Cobbett
  • Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. — Henry Kissinger
  • The power of the people is the greatest power of all. — Alexei Navalny
  • Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Power is the ability to do good things for others. — Brooke Astor
  • Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. — Mao Zedong
  • The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose. — J. Martin Kohe
  • Power is the by-product of understanding. — Jacob Bronowski
  • The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. — Winston Churchill
  • Geopolitical power without military power is like a tiger without teeth. — Tim Marshall

Top 10 Great Power Quotes

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness. — Anne Frank

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. — Wilma Rudolph

Do not underestimate the power of an enemy, no matter how great or small, to rise against you another day. — Attila the Hun

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender. — William Booth

The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible. — Nikola Tesla

We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results. — R. A. Torrey

The old is dying and the new cannot be born. In this interregnum there arises a great diversity of morbid symptoms. — Antonio Gramsci

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. — Muhammad Ali

The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial and military look but the great gift still has to come from Africa - giving the world a more human face. — Steven Biko

Great Power Image Quotes

Music can change the world. - Ludwig van Beethoven quote

Music can change the world. — Ludwig van Beethoven

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor. - Allen Klein quote

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor. — Allen Klein

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. - Martin Buber quote

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. — Martin Buber

Great power quote You have the power to say - This is not how my story will end.
You have the power to say - This is not how my story will end.
The entire universe is a great theatre of mirrors. - Alice Bailey quote

The entire universe is a great theatre of mirrors. — Alice Bailey

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. - F. Scott Fitzgerald quote

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success. - Arianna Huffington quote

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success. — Arianna Huffington

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought. - Blaise Pascal quote

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought. — Blaise Pascal

There is always some madness in love. - Friedrich Nietzsche quote

There is always some madness in love. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Great power quote You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. Tru
You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control your that means everyone can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Superpower Quotes

I do not want to be controlled by any superpower. I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world, and that is why I do not let any superpower control me. — Idi Amin

I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country. — J. R. D. Tata

You want to rest your mind. You want to learn how to settle into your mind. Now, I look forward to solitary confinement. You leave me alone for a day, it will be the happiest day I’ve had in awhile. That is a superpower that I think everybody can attain. — Naval Ravikant

Great power quote Silence is a source of great strength.
Silence is a source of great strength.

The difference between a sickness and a superpower lies in how you see it. — Wim Hof

The greatest superpower is the ability to change yourself. — Naval Ravikant

The genuine love for reading itself, when cultivated, is a superpower. — Naval Ravikant

A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication. - Velupillai Prabhakaran

A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication. — Velupillai Prabhakaran

World's major powers, including China and Russia, don't want to 'finance' American military adventures anymore. — Max Keiser

Incentives are superpowers; set them carefully. — Sam Altman

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them. — Janelle Monae

World Power Quotes

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. — Nelson Mandela

Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world. — Barack Obama

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. — Jimi Hendrix

In those early centuries of Christianity, Christianity did not go into the world apologizing. It went to slay the powers of darkness and undo the works of the devil, and it lived in holy triumph. — John G. Lake

Most human behavior is controlled by images. Image is a factor in how people look at themselves and what they use to reflect themselves. The control of images is a major factor in world power. — John Henrik Clarke

You don't have the power to make rainbows or waterfalls, sunsets or roses, but you do have the power to bless people by your words and smiles You carry within you the power to make the world better. — Sharon G. Larsen

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes

What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president. The peaceful transition of power is what will separate this country from every other country in the world. — George Washington

It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family. — Virginia Satir

Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build. - Yuri Kochiyama

Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build. — Yuri Kochiyama

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More Great Power Quotes

What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death. — Francis of Assisi

Spiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the Great Creator. — Haile Selassie

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love. — Peter Jackson

Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. — Alexis de Tocqueville

The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity...if we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God's standing challenge, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not." — Hudson Taylor

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind. — Clara Barton

The horse is a great equalizer, he doesn't care how good looking you are, or how rich you are or how powerful you are-- he takes you for how you make him feel. — Buck Brannaman

Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilisation did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth. — Mahathir Mohamad

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. — Leo Tolstoy

If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Don't get upset with your imperfections. It's a great mistake because it leads nowhere - to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, depressed at being depressed, disappointed because you are disappointed. So don't fool yourself. Simply surrender to the Power of God's Love, which is always greater than our weakness. — Saint Francis de Sales

If you only notice human proceedings, you may observe that all who attain great power and riches, make use of either force or fraud; and what they have acquired either by deceit or violence, in order to conceal the disgraceful methods of attainment, they endeavor to sanctify with the false title of honest gains. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God’s realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too great for His almighty power. Nothing is too small for His love. — Corrie Ten Boom

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

We must make a great difference between God's Word and the word of man. A man's word is a little sound, that flies into the air, and soon vanishes; but the Word of God is greater than heaven and earth, yea, greater than death and hell, for it forms part of the power of God, and endures everlastingly. — Martin Luther

Prayer is the greatest power God has put into our hands for service - praying is harder than doing, at least I find it so, but the dynamic lies that way to advance the Kingdom. — Mary Slessor

Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your power; And little things as though they were great, since I do them in your name! — Blaise Pascal

We are the most dangerous species of life on the planet, and every other species, even the earth itself, has cause to fear our power to exterminate. But we are also the only species which, when it chooses to do so, will go to great effort to save what it might destroy. — Wallace Stegner

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness. — Hope Solo

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. — Beatrix Potter

By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. — J. K. Rowling

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. — Melinda Gates

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

This is how God works. He puts people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his provision in ways that display his greatness — David Platt

We find two great gangs of political speculators, who alternately take possession of the state power and exploit it by the most corrupt ends -- the nation is powerless against these two great cartels of politicians who are ostensibly its servants, but in reality dominate and plunder it. — Friedrich Engels

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