The Motivated Gentleman

1. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton

2. "Knowledge is power." - Sir Francis Bacon

3. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker

4. "The only real power comes out of a long rifle." - Joseph Stalin

5. "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." - Frederick Douglass

6. "The measure of a man is what he does with power." - Plato

7. "Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution to establish the dictatorship." - George Orwell

8. "The greatest power is often simple patience." - E. Joseph Cossman

9. "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

10. "Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher

11. "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln

12. "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

These quotes touch on various aspects of power, its nature, and the responsibility that comes with it. They reflect different perspectives on the concept of power and its impact on individuals and society.