William Golding Quotes

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

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

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

To know is to control.

I just want to conquer people and their souls.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominance.

Each new power won by man is a power over man as well.

As pitilessly as force annihilates, equally without pity … intoxicates those who possess or believe they possess it. In reality, no one possesses it.

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters

The word is control. That's my ultimate - to have control.

There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period.

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage, or authority.

We reduce things to mere Nature in order that we may "conquer" them.

Do you want power over something? Be more nearly real than it.

Biotech and geo engineering have the same mindset, of engineering, of power, of control, of mastery of nature.

I have only to raise a finger and the whole face of Europe is changed.

The less people know about what is going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

Powerlessness also corrupts.

Watch out for the man who talks of putting things in order. Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

The Arrogance of Power

Boys, I've just reminded Hubert that I've got his balls in my pocket.

I do understand power, whatever else may be said about me. I know where to look for it and how to use it.