Famous Quotes

"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it."

Aung San Suu Kyi on Power

More quotes about Power

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

  Abraham Lincoln on Power

• "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

  Margaret Thatcher on Power

• "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."

  Bruce Lee on Power

• "All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

  Friedrich Nietzsche on Power

• "Character is power."

  Booker T. Washington on Power

More quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

• "Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age."

• "At this age, I should be leading a quiet life."

• "Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose."

• "I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own."

• "One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country."