The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away. Aneurin Bevan
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.PowerQuotations by Aneurin Bevan
Month: November 2008
We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom. Stephen Vincent Benet
We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.PowerQuotations by Stephen Vincent Benet
I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient. Roland Barthes
I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.PowerQuotations by Roland Barthes
Where does virgin wool come from? The sheep that runs the fastest. Harry F. Banks
Where does virgin wool come from? The sheep that runs the fastest.PowerQuotations by Harry F. Banks
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. Honore De Balzac
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.PowerQuotations by Honore De Balzac
A word after a word after a word is power. Margaret Atwood
A word after a word after a word is power.PowerQuotations by Margaret Atwood
Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world. Archimedes
Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.PowerQuotations by Archimedes
Power tires only those who do not have it. Giulio Andreotti
Power tires only those who do not have it.PowerQuotations by Giulio Andreotti
Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have. Saul Alinsky
Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.PowerQuotations by Saul Alinsky
The price of power is responsibility for the public good. Withrop Aldrich
The price of power is responsibility for the public good.PowerQuotations by Withrop Aldrich
The man whose authority is recent is always stern. Aeschylus
The man whose authority is recent is always stern.PowerQuotations by Aeschylus
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.PowerQuotations by John Adams
A friend in power is a friend lost. Henry Brooks Adams
A friend in power is a friend lost.PowerQuotations by Henry Brooks Adams
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. Abigail Adams
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.PowerQuotations by Abigail Adams
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.PowerQuotations by Lord Acton
Let them hate, so long as they fear. Accius
Let them hate, so long as they fear.PowerQuotations by Accius
I am my brother’s keeper, and he’s sleeping pretty rough these days. Archbishop Derek Worlock
I am my brother’s keeper, and he’s sleeping pretty rough these days.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Archbishop Derek Worlock
No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. Woodrow T. Wilson
No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Woodrow T. Wilson
Empty pockets make empty heads. William Carlos Williams
Empty pockets make empty heads.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by William Carlos Williams
In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization. Oscar Wilde
In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Who, being loved, is poor? Oscar Wilde
Who, being loved, is poor?Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Oscar Wilde
He who ashamed of his poverty would be equally proud of his wealth. Source Unknown
He who ashamed of his poverty would be equally proud of his wealth.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Source Unknown
Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind. Mike Todd
Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Mike Todd
Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth. Henry David Thoreau
Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Virtue often trips and falls over the sharp edge of poverty. Eugene Sue
Virtue often trips and falls over the sharp edge of poverty.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Eugene Sue
America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people. Gloria Steinem
America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Gloria Steinem
Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient. Sydney Smith
Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Sydney Smith
O world, how apt the poor are to be proud! William Shakespeare
O world, how apt the poor are to be proud!Poverty and The PoorQuotations by William Shakespeare
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich. Seneca
There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Seneca
Not he who has little, but he whose wishes more, is poor. Seneca
Not he who has little, but he whose wishes more, is poor.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Seneca
When the rich wage war it is the poor who die. Jean-Paul Sartre
When the rich wage war it is the poor who die.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Jean-Paul Sartre
The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides. James Reston
Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by James Reston
The poorest He that is in England hath a life to live as the greatest He. Thomas Raineborough
The poorest He that is in England hath a life to live as the greatest He.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Thomas Raineborough
True poverty does not come from God. Yiddish Proverb
True poverty does not come from God.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Yiddish Proverb
If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living. Yiddish Proverb
If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Yiddish Proverb
A poor man is all schemes. Spanish Proverb
A poor man is all schemes.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Spanish Proverb
Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him. Hebrew Proverb
Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Hebrew Proverb
Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth. Greek Proverb
Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by Greek Proverb
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is. English Proverb
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.Poverty and The PoorQuotations by English Proverb