Eric Sevareid Quotes

Power is dangerous unless you have humility.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.

He who is strong, concedes.

If You are mighty, gain respect through knowledge and gentleness of speech. Do not command except as is fitting.

Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The best people to have power are the ones who don't want it.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.

The President is the ultimate role model.

The fellow that has power is the one who uses it sparingly ... I had more power when I went into office than when I went out.

If you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Rulers should always remind themselves that they are men like the least of their subjects.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well