Famous Quotes

"I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power."

Arthur C. Clarke 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 Arthur C. Clarke

• "This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one."

• "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering."

• "The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."

• "Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software."

• "The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."