Power Quotes

"If you print money like in Zimbabwe... the purchasing power of money goes down, and the standards of living go down, and eventually, you have a civil war."

"When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions."

"We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority."

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

"In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation."

"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened."

"You don't have to invent the wheel, but you might want to be the company that invents the rims."

"With the piano I'm completely in control of the gestural situation-not that I'm going to play the piece myself, but I know what's difficult, what's impossible."

"As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders."

"I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track."

"In a confrontation with the politics of power, the soft center has always melted away."

"The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections."

"A new model is starting to take root and grow, one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide these choices. I call this emerging model 'The Mesh.'"

"I have to give a lot of credit to Sandy Weill, because he gets it. He gets the power of the women's contribution to the economy."

"It's the age of information and we need to just get as informed as we can about what other things might help us live healthy lives."

"If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less."

"No beast has ever conquered the earth; and the natural world has never been conquered by muscular force."

"There's no rules. Show me the rule book."

"The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today."

"We were all born with a certain degree of power. The key to success is discovering this innate power and using it daily to deal with whatever challenges come our way."