Sophie Swetchine Quotes

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

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

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

I only aim at the powerful.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

Power is the ability to get things done.

It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command.

Power is power. It's energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

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

Power abdicates only under stress of counter-power.

Power may be defined as the production of intended effects

High office—whether elected, appointed, or simply taken—comes with power. But that is not a sufficient precondition for success. Among the world’s hundreds …, only a few really stand out for the risks that they have taken and the changes they have made

I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.

If I can be in a position of power and influence, and be able to make my present better, then I want to do that.

I have an impact and people look up to me now. It's more than the money.

I underestimated the power of 'Diego.'

Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?

Success goes thus invariably with a certain plus or positive power: an ounce of power must balance an ounce of weight.

A little man often cast a long shadow.

I want to be a major force.

He who is reluctant to recognize me opposes me.