It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Aung San Suu Kyi
The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak. Augustus Hare
I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary. Michael J. Fox
The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed. Mason Cooley
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. Alexander the Great
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. Joan Didion
Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. Miguel de Cervantes
As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes. Dee Dee Myers
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Charles Caleb Colton
Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it. Douglas MacArthur
If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think. Clarence Darrow
When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued. Julia Margaret Cameron
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. Louisa May Alcott
If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality. Oswald Chambers
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Roseanne Barr
If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not be able to free ourselves from it except at a considerable cost. Michel Foucault
Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe that for years and years and years, the people with wealth and power or government power have done well and ordinary people have not. That's true. William J. Clinton
Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives. Paul Wellstone
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. William Glasser