Quotes tagged ‘Power’

“Jarvis: [Thor has just thrown a thunderbolt on Iron Man] Power to four-hundred percent capacity. Tony Stark: How about that?”

— Joss Whedon, Zak Penn, Tony Stark / Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., imdb.com

“[Erik sees Sebastian Shaw in the void] Sebastian Shaw: Erik, what a pleasant surprise. So good to see you again. [Erik enters the void] May I ask you something? Why are you on their side? Why fight for a doomed race who will hunt us down as soon as they realize their reign is coming to an end? [Erik…”

— Zack Stentz, Matthew Vaughn, Ashley Edward Miller, Jane Goldman, Edie Lensherr, Éva Magyar, imdb.com

“Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without.”

— Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, The Merovingian, Lambert Wilson, imdb.com

“The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy…”

— Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Morpheus, Laurence Fishburne, imdb.com

“Power wears out those who do not have it.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Calo, Franco Citti, imdb.com

“The only wealth in this world is children; more than all the money, power on earth, you are my treasure.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Michael Corleone, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Altobello, Eli Wallach, imdb.com

“Michael: My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator. Kay Adams: Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don't have men killed. Michael: Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Corleone, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“This country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”

— Oliver Stone, Tony Montana, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“Desire becomes surrender. Surrender becomes power.”

— David Ayer, The Joker, Jared Leto, imdb.com

“Do you know the oldest lie in America, Senator? It’s that power can be innocent.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Lex Luthor, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com

“The world needs to know what happened in that desert. And to know what he stands for. How far will he take his power. Does he act by our will, or by his own.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Senator Finch, Holly Hunter, imdb.com

“Leftists may claim that their activism is motivated by compassion or by moral principles, and moral principle does play a role for the leftist of the oversocialized type. But compassion and moral principle cannot be the main motives for leftist activism. Hostility is too prominent a component of lef…”

— Ted Kaczynski, washingtonpost.com

“Power is a matter of influence.”

— Laeta Kalogridis, Laurens Bancroft, James Purefoy, imdb.com

“Boy, you guys want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham. That you knew about it and you held it.”

— Lindsey Graham, politico.com

“Parties full of young women, drawn to men of power.”

— Carla Robinson, Number Six, Tricia Helfer, imdb.com

“I was, like, the top-ranking guy in terms of the military. That doesn’t mean I was able to get along with people, because the reason I went [to military school] in the first place was that I didn’t get along with a lot of people.”

— Donald Trump, gq.com

“I know some of you may think that it’s your gun that gives you your power. But it’s your badge that will truly change you.”

— Joshua Safran, Liam O'Connor, Josh Hopkins, imdb.com

“You took my power the minute I gave birth to you.”

— Douglas Petrie, Fiona Goode, Jessica Lange, imdb.com

“The secret to real power is to never betray your intentions, to wear nothing on your sleeve, and to never let anyone see your face.”

— Paul Scheuring, Jacob Anton Ness, Mark Feuerstein, imdb.com