Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

I not events have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day today and I'm going to be happy in it.

The law has no power over heroes.

The way to have power is to take it.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.