Power reveals, shapes, and tests character. Whether in literature, politics, history, or personal life, quotes about power help us understand authority, influence, and the responsibility that comes with it.
This collection brings together powerful insights from iconic works like Macbeth, Animal Farm, and Game of Thrones, to historical figures and the Bible. You’ll also find heartfelt messages like birthday quotes from a mother to her daughter — because love, too, is a kind of power.
If you’re seeking inspiration, reflection, or a lesson on control, these quotes provide timeless wisdom for every situation.
In Macbeth Quotes About Power
🩸 Power corrupts even the noblest of hearts
👑 I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition
🗡️ Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires
💔 Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t
🔥 A little water clears us of this deed
⚖️ What’s done cannot be undone
📉 Fair is foul, and foul is fair
💡 To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus
🕰️ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day
💭 I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more
👻 By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes
⚔️ There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face
😨 Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill
📣 False face must hide what the false heart doth know
👁️ O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife
Animal Farm Quotes About Power
🐷 All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others
🔨 Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
💼 The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and it was impossible to say which was which
🥕 Four legs good, two legs bad
📚 Napoleon is always right
🔥 The only good human being is a dead one
🗳️ No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal
🥩 He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves
🧱 I will work harder
💉 Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure
⏰ The life of an animal is misery and slavery
🛡️ We pigs are brainworkers
👨🏫 The education of the young is more important than anything
📣 They had come to a time when no one dared speak their mind
🧠 The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively
Quotes About Power and Control
🎭 The less people know, the more they obey
🧠 Knowledge is power; power to do evil or power to do good
🕹️ The best way to control people is to make them feel powerless
🎲 Control is not discipline, it’s manipulation
💣 Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power
🔗 You can’t have power without responsibility
🧱 A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd
👁️ Real power is not found in force but in influence
🕊️ True control is understanding, not dominating
🚪 If you want to change the world, start with control over yourself
💼 Authority comes not from the position but from the trust
🎯 You don’t have to dominate to be powerful
⚔️ Sometimes power lies in walking away
💬 The strongest people don’t show their power — they use it gently
🌪️ Power used with fear destroys, but power used with love uplifts
Famous Quotes About Power
💥 With great power comes great responsibility – Voltaire
🎓 Knowledge is power – Francis Bacon
👑 Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power – Abraham Lincoln
🗡️ Power concedes nothing without a demand – Frederick Douglass
🌍 The most common way people give up power is by thinking they don’t have any – Alice Walker
🛠️ The measure of a man is what he does with power – Plato
🌫️ Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true – Honoré de Balzac
🔥 Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power – John Steinbeck
🎯 To know how to disguise is the knowledge of kings – Cardinal Richelieu
🕊️ The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse – Edmund Burke
🔗 Power is not brute force and money; power is in your spirit – Morgan Freeman
🕶️ Power is not given to you. You have to take it – Beyoncé
📢 Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac – Henry Kissinger
🌪️ Being powerful is like being a lady; if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t – Margaret Thatcher
🧭 Power always thinks it has a great soul – John Adams
Game of Thrones Quotes About Power
🔥 Power resides where men believe it resides – Varys
👑 When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die – Cersei Lannister
🧠 A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone – Tyrion Lannister
🦁 I drink and I know things – Tyrion Lannister
💀 Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder – Littlefinger
🗡️ The things I do for love – Jaime Lannister
🏰 The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword – Ned Stark
🌨️ Winter is coming – House Stark
🧊 A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep – Tywin Lannister
🕊️ The powerful have always preyed on the powerless – Olenna Tyrell
🕹️ You will never be the king – Stannis Baratheon
📣 Every time a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin – Ser Barristan
🧬 I am the dragon’s daughter – Daenerys Targaryen
💔 I will take what is mine with fire and blood – Daenerys Targaryen
🚢 If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention – Ramsay Bolton
Quotes About Power Abuse
⚖️ Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
💣 Abused power is poison to a nation’s soul
🧨 The misuse of power is the root of injustice
🔒 When power becomes a weapon, people become victims
🚫 The abuse of power comes from fear of losing it
🕳️ No man is fit to govern another without his consent
⛓️ Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance – Albert Maysles
🔥 Power is not inherently evil, but it is inherently dangerous
💼 Power in the wrong hands is more dangerous than no power at all
🚷 Abuse of power isn’t leadership, it’s oppression
🔇 Silence in the face of abuse is complicity
📉 Oppression thrives where power is unchecked
🧠 The greatest threat to liberty is power without accountability
⏳ Power should lift others, not crush them
💀 The hunger for power is never satisfied, only fed
Cleopatra Quotes About Power
👑 I will not be triumphed over
💋 My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely
🌊 In praising Antony, I bury Caesar
🔥 I have immortal longings in me
🌟 Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me
💭 Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety – Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra
🕊️ She shall be buried by her Antony
🎭 I drunk him to his bed, then put my tires and mantles on him
🧠 Cleopatra knew power wasn’t just beauty, but strategy
🎯 She ruled not just with charm, but with intellect
💡 Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and low
🌪️ She made men kings with a glance
💔 In dying, she defied an empire
👁️ Power for Cleopatra was never borrowed, only wielded
📿 She turned death into her final act of sovereignty
Bible Quotes About Power
🙏 God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline – 2 Timothy 1:7
🛐 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory – 1 Chronicles 29:11
🕊️ Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10
💡 The Lord is my strength and my shield – Psalm 28:7
🗣️ Death and life are in the power of the tongue – Proverbs 18:21
🌈 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak – Isaiah 40:29
👑 Power belongs to God – Psalm 62:11
🕯️ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power – 1 Corinthians 4:20
💪 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13
🌞 The power of the Lord was present to heal them – Luke 5:17
🧎♂️ God’s power has given us everything we need for life – 2 Peter 1:3
🕰️ The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still – Exodus 14:14
🔥 His divine power has given us all things – 2 Peter 1:3
🌟 The Lord is my light and my salvation – Psalm 27:1
🎯 Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit – Zechariah 4:6
Quotes About Power of Words
🗣️ Words have power to destroy and to heal
📝 A single word can light up the darkest mind
🎯 Words are free. It’s how you use them that may cost you
🔥 Words can start wars or bring peace
📖 The tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough to break a heart
💡 Raise your words, not your voice; it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder
💥 Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic – Dumbledore
🔑 Words once spoken cannot be taken back
🧠 Language shapes the way we think
🌪️ Words are powerful when backed by action
💬 Your words become your world
👁️ Speak only if it improves the silence
🧲 What you say matters more than how loud you say it
🎭 A well-chosen word can inspire a revolution
📣 The right words at the right time can save a life
Birthday Quotes for Daughter from Mother
🎂 You are the reason I believe in love deeper than oceans
👩👧 I carried you in my womb, but you carry my heart in yours
🌸 Watching you grow is my life’s greatest blessing
🌈 Happy birthday to my sunshine with the brightest soul
💖 My little girl, now a beautiful woman — how proud I am
🕊️ You’ve given my life meaning beyond measure
🎁 Your birthday is a reminder of how lucky I am to be your mom
💬 From lullabies to life lessons, I’ve loved every second
🧁 Watching you bloom has been my life’s sweetest gift
🧸 May your heart stay kind, your dreams stay big
💫 I see myself in you and feel proud beyond words
🕯️ You made me a mother, and I’ll never stop being grateful
🪷 Grow with grace, lead with love, live with courage
🎀 Every wish I make is for you to be happy
💐 Happy birthday to my heart, walking outside my body
Conclusion
Power is present in every chapter of life — from the rise and fall of empires to the loving words of a mother.
These quotes remind us that power, when used wisely, can transform lives, but when misused, can destroy. If you’re seeking literary inspiration or meaningful reflections, may these words guide and empower you.
