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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts ... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. — John Steinbeck

Power is a corruption, and any society which operates from a power base is a corrupt society. — Jean Ure

Power will always corrupt those who have not learned to serve it properly" -Lurline — Danielle Paige

Power does not corrupt people, people corrupt people. — William Gaddis

Irresponsible power is inconsistent with liberty, and must corrupt those who exercise it. — John C. Calhoun

The power of a corrupt government is located in the ignorance and indifference of its people - rjs — Rassool Jibraeel Snyman

The idea is to do out-of-the-box films that showcase my versatility and talent. — Vir Das

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism. — Jack McDevitt

For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. — D.H. Lawrence

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. — George Bernard Shaw

As a general rule, the less one's sense of life fulfillment, the greater one's death anxiety. — Irvin D. Yalom

If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup? To do a dramatic role in a movie? — Howie Mandel

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. — George Orwell

REALITY 4: GOD SPEAKS BY THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH THE BIBLE, PRAYER, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THE CHURCH TO REVEAL HIMSELF, HIS PURPOSES, AND HIS WAYS. — Henry T. Blackaby

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible. — Frank Herbert

Power corrupts the best of men.
Power destroys the worst of men.
Corrupt nations end up in turmoil.
Corrupt rulers end up in Hell. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power. — William Gaddis

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession. — Masiela Lusha

Great power does not corrupt a person, it only brings their true self into the light, — Kim Harrison

LOU SANDERS WAS on his way to joining the infantilized and catatonic denizens belted into the wheelchairs of a North Andover nursing home — Atul Gawande

I'm not sure we could spell 'shale' in 2008. — Jim Ratcliffe

If knowledge is power and power corrupt, does knowledge corrupt? — James Moore

I believe that we are at the point now, in the United States, where a movement is beginning to emerge. — Grace Lee Boggs

Jimmy Meng sought to be a power broker in the halls of justice. But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory. — Loretta Lynch

Put your ego aside and play as a team. — Sonny Bono

The corporate government is heavily influenced by the utility company cartel. — Steven Magee

I have been loved said Edward to the stars. — Kate DiCamillo

Power does not corrupt; it merely elevates the degree in which something is done that has already been pursued. — Felix O. Hartmann

Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. — Edsger Dijkstra

The force of love, the force of reunion is unstoppable. — Charles Eisenstein

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. — William Pitt

There are some power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise me because I have the audacity to speak the truth. — Ted Nugent

Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt. — Samantha Power

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. — Lord Acton

Funny how people keep thanking God after He's inflicted a disaster on them. — Richard Marman

If absolute power corrupts absolutely,
does absolute powerlessness make you pure? — Harry Shearer

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character. — Orrin Woodward

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. — Greg Taylor

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

A true measure of an entrepreneur / successful-person is how they deal with adversity. — Noah Kagan