Ralph Nader Quotes

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

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.

We are defined by how we use our power.

Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power?

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.

I like being in charge of the remote control.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

I like control.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

The greatest power is not money power, but political power.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

I enjoy being in control, having a lot of creative control.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

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

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.