Jessamyn West Quotes

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesize and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

David Stern is the mastermind behind a lot of stuff, he controls a lot of stuff, he dictates a lot of stuff so he's going to make himself look good.

He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's just a great guy.

All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.

I have also been touched by the dark side of power and leadership.

The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.

I don't seek power and do not run around.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

Great is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

Our public figures are often narcissists, utterly self-absorbed in their quest for power.