Seamus Heaney Quotes

Power goes to two poles: to those who've got money and those who've got people.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

People tend to rally around power.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

People keep saying, 'How'd you get power?' Nobody gives you power. I'll tell you what power is. Power in my estimation is if people will listen to you. That's it.

Power is generally defined as control over resources and control over access to resources, which often means control over other people because we're thinking about things like financial resources or shelter, or even love and affection, but we also possess resources that we sometimes can't access.

Only power can get people into a position where they may be noble.

I am a believer in the adage - performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power.

Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in one's moments of power enhances dignity of an organisation.

People above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? They give you nothing. People below you, you give them hope, you give them respect, they give you power, cause they don't think they have any, so they don't mind giving it up.

Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.

If we show ourselves as weak, we lose.... In the end, we want to lead the Muslim world. We can only do that with our heads held high.

Of all forms of prestige, moral prestige is the most valuable, and no statesman should forget that one of the chief elements of British power is the moral weight that is behind it.

King's entreaties are commands.

A seat in the council is honor without profit.

Let them hate as long as they fear.

I am Vice President. I am nothing but I may be everything.

Towering over Presidents and State Governors, over Congress and State Legislatures, over conventions and the vast machinery of party, public opinion stands out in the United States, as the great source of Power.

I’ve never formally been number 1 in the Party, but everybody keeps hanging around me, showing me deference. I have to give the nod on every important decision. I carry too much weight and that is not good for the Party or the state.

The President is the ultimate role model.

There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many.

Leadership is having the trust of the people are trying to lead.