Quotes tagged ‘Power’

“Today the game is rigged—rigged to work for those who have money and power. Big corporations hire armies of lobbyists to get billion-dollar loopholes into the tax system and persuade their friends in Congress to support laws that keep the playing field tilted in their favor. Meanwhile, hardworking f…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

“If the Democrats don’t do what’s right by the people when they get into power, I will become their own worst enemy. I don’t care about party, I care about people doing what’s right. And if you don’t do what’s right. Make no mistake about it. I will let you know.”

— Richard Ojeda, theguardian.com

“What the reaction to Ocasio-Cortez makes undeniable is that if and when women gain enough power to start behaving, in a political sphere, as men have for so long, they will be viewed with fright and discomfort.”

— Rebecca Traister, thecut.com

“Their power is a poison. Find the courage to resist. Join us. The match has already been lit. Watch for the signs. Wait for the signal. Be ready. The phoenix will rise.”

— Erica Beeney, Rupert Wyatt, Rafe, Jonathan Majors, imdb.com

“You've tasted the power. How can you not want more? What is it you care about so much?”

— Garfield Lindsay Miller, Red-Eye, imdb.com

“You have no power here! Begone, before somebody drops a house on you, too!”

— Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, Billie Burke, imdb.com

“[singing] Flower gleam and glow. Let your powers shine. Make the clock reverse. Bring back what once was mine. Heal what has been hurt. Change the fates' design. Save what has been lost. Bring back what once was mine, What once was mine...”

— Dan Fogelman, Mark Kennedy, Rapunzel (voice), Mandy Moore, imdb.com

“Technician: How much power have we got to work with? John Aaron, EECOM Arthur: Barely enough to run this coffee pot for nine hours.”

— William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert, John Aaron - EECOM Arthur, Loren Dean, imdb.com

“There’s a difference, Barry, between having powers and having precision.”

— Ben Sokolowski, Brooke Roberts, Oliver Queen, Stephen Amell, imdb.com

“You have no idea how powerful the truth can be.”

— Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim, Oliver Queen, Stephen Amell, imdb.com

“No one gives you power. You have to take it from them.”

— Nancy Pelosi, nytimes.com

“Ebenezer Scrooge: [watching Fezziwig's Christmas party] What a marvelous man... Ghost of Christmas Past: What's so marvelous? He's merely spent a few pounds of your mortal money. Three or four, perhaps. What is that to be deserving of so much praise? Ebenezer Scrooge: You don't understand. He had th…”

— Leslie Bricusse, Ebenezer Scrooge, Albert Finney, imdb.com

“Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com

“When we talk about the word 'socialism,' I think what it really means is just democratic participation in our economic dignity and our economic, social, and racial dignity. It is about direct representation and people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness, at the en…”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com

“WITH GREAT POWER THERE MUST ALSO COME--GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!”

— Stan Lee, en.wikipedia.org

“Solo: Ben! Kylo Ren: Han Solo. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Han Solo: Take off that mask. You don't need it. Kylo Ren: What do you think you'll see if I do? Han Solo: The face of my son. Kylo Ren: Your son is gone. He was weak and foolish like his father, so I destroyed him. Han S…”

— J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt, Kylo Ren, Adam Driver, imdb.com

“Snoke: [referring to General Hux] You wonder why I keep a rabid cur in such a place of power? A cur's weakness, properly manipulated, can be a sharp tool. How's your wound? Kylo Ren: [through damaged vocabulator] It's nothing. Snoke: Hmm. The mighty Kylo Ren. When I found you, I saw what all masters…”

— Rian Johnson, Kylo Ren, Adam Driver, imdb.com

“I am the Prince of this City.”

— P.K. Simonds, John Leekley, Julian Luna, Mark Frankel, imdb.com

“Yul Brenner: Look in the mirror and tell me what you see! Junior Bevill: I see Junior. Yul Brenner: You see Junior? Well, let me tell you what I see. I see pride! I see power! I see a badass mother who don't take no crap off of nobody!”

— Lynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg, Tommy Swerdlow, Yul Brenner, Malik Yoba, imdb.com

“Hansel: This has been an emotional day for all of us. I think we should get naked. Matilda: What? Hansel: Don't ask questions. Just give in to the power of the tea.”

— Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, Hansel McDonald, Owen Wilson, imdb.com