Quotes About Control

Ultimately, power only really listens to power, and if government is to be improved, we must be able to threaten its existence, not merely its reputation.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Lists are a form of power.

The Point of Power Is in the Present.

We're living under the illusion that we have the power to determine what to do with it.

There is an ability to move and transform things. I think each human being has that power, and it's often one that we are willing to relinquish to others.

Feminine power is silent, dark, mysterious, healing, nurturing. A woman can walk into a room and control it. She doesn't even have to open her mouth if she knows where her power is.

The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power.

Power is sexy, not simply in its own right, but because it inspires self-confidence in its owner and a shiver of subservience on the part of those who approach it.

Power corrupts, and PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.

Taking responsibility means not blaming yourself. Anything that takes away your power or your pleasure makes you a victim. Don't make yourself a victim of yourself!

The greatest power available to man is not to use it.

The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

Law is but a heathen word for power.

It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.

Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity. Democracy will rise superior to the money power.

Money is power in American politics. It always has been.

I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and all of no avail, if the keepers were so minded.

Unless the power of the corporation can be organized on an accepted principle of legitimacy, it will be taken over by a Central government

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.

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.

Nothing is more stylish than power.