Nancy Gibbs Quotes

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

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

To deny we need and want power is to deny that we hope to be effective.

Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got.

The only advantage of power is that you can do more good.

You cannot effectuate change if you do not have power.

Power is nothing if you can't connect.

I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

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

The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.

Power is the ability to get things done.

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.

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

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

I have more influence now than when I had the power.

I believe in power.

Power transforms what it touches.

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

I do understand power, whatever else may be said about me. I know where to look for it and how to use it.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command …

I underestimated the power of 'Diego.'

Just as an athlete must exercise his body to be a winner, a leader must exercise his position of authority. If he doesn't, he loses that authority.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.