Hidden Power Quotes

Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.

To rule without being felt…is the great mystery of policy.

The occupations must be so allotted and contrived, that we may, in secret, influence all political transactions.

When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.

No man ever exercised less influence in the Senate or the House of Representatives than he, but no man ever exercised more power as a political leader.

There is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

I actually think women are stronger and more capable than men, that men are actually dancing in the palms of women, who are running the show.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

Many people in this world are merely playing a role, unaware that there is an Invisible Hand guiding them.

The way the world underestimates me will be my greatest weapon.

Andrew Mellon [Treasury Secretary and multi-millionaire] is today the real President of the United States. Calvin Coolidge is merely the man who occupies the White House.

When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside.

I’ve got a magic charm That I keep up my sleeve, I can walk the ocean floor And never have to breathe.

The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.

We were falling deeper and deeper into a secret running of the government.

We never realized how much of an influence we had.

It's sort of fair to say that Amazons, both as reality and as a dream of equality, have always been with us; it's just that sometimes that fiery Amazon spirit is hidden from view or even suppressed.

I feel there is an unknown energy pushing me to do certain things in life.

Evil grows and bears fruit, which is understandable, because it has logic and probability on its side and also, of course, strength. The resistance of tiny kernels of good, to which no one grants the power of causing far-reaching consequences, is entirely mysterious, however. Such seeming nothingness not only lasts but contains within itself enormous energy which is revealed gradually.

When one rows it is not the rowing which moves the ship: rowing is only a magical ceremony by means of which one compels a demon to move the ship.

I'd always thought that, in all the great sci-fi constructs, there's always the guy who seems like he's the commander, but then you reveal that there's an even bigger puppet master up above and beyond him.

Conkling -- the power behind the throne, superior to the throne.

Today is a king in disguise.