F. Murray Abraham Quotes

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

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

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.

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

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. The prize of the general is not a bigger tent, but command.

Power in itself has never attracted me, nor has position been my goal.

To make sense of bossiness, we need to tease apart two fundamental aspects of social hierarchy that are often lumped together: power and status. Power lies in holding a formal position of authority or controlling important resources. Status involves being respected or admired.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

I don't seek power and do not run around.

I like power and I like to use it.

You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power.

Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.

Which shall rule - wealth or man; which shall lead - money or intellect.

I surpassed all others in authority, but I had no more power than the others who were also my colleagues in office.

What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.

Men love power.

You want power because it's an opportunity.

…property in fact generally confers power, though the possessor of it may not have much more wit than a mole or a mugwash…

The power of recognition gives you the power to set the agenda.

It is not a mistake to want power.

I'm not the grand poobah. I'm not the emperor. That's not what I want to be.

I was not a queen bee, ever.

I have no interest in the trappings of power.