Kenneth E. Boulding Quotes

Well there are those that you wield and those that you join.

He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

Leadership and partnership go together.

… dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.

Women were the ones that held the reins, it emerged.

It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

I have plumbed the depth of human cowardice and I realized that there is only one way to be right, and that is to be in power.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Power educates the potentate.

Authority is 20% given and 80% taken...so take it!

I've never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying "Open!" was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me.

Not the power to conquer others but the power to become one with others is the ultimate power.

They who possess the prince possess the laws.

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding and wielding power.

With a flag you can lead people wherever you want.

Hegemony mean[t] that [Athens] organized and directed their combined efforts without securing permanent political power over the other[s].

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

Washington has political power combined with the insider illusion of being in control.

Men love power.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

The people who exercise the power are not always the same people over whom it is exercised.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command …