Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with. Robert Staughton Lynd
It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society. Murray Rothbard
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Russell Baker
Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well. Margaret J. Wheatley
Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power. Malcolm X
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression. Malcolm X
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Mao Zedong
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. Julius Caesar
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. Plutarch
I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming. Stephen Hawking
There is no limit to the power of loving. John Morton
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power. Thomas Aquinas
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate. Harvey Fierstein
Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life. Tyler Perry
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. John Stuart Mill
One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again. Jim Carrey
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall
The power to do good is also the power to do harm. Milton Friedman
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. Alice Walker
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. Francis Bacon