Henrik Ibsen Quotes

Might was the measure of right.

Power never takes a back step—only in the face of more power.

The opinion of the strongest is always the best.

His essence was force ... the relish of power, and command.

In this world, all power rests upon force.

Might is a fine thing, and useful for many purposes; for "one goes further with a handful of might than with a bagful of right."

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control?

Power is paradoxical.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

Power is the ability to get things done.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

To some people, power is a noun. To others, it's a verb.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

I like power and I like to use it.

The way to have power is to take it.

Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.

Power has no limits.

Like most animals, we're wired to associate height with power.

Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Where there's no might there's no right.