Jim Garrison Quotes

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

Power always brings with it responsibility.

A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own.

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

Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.

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

Power tires only those who do not have it.

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

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.

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.

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

We are defined by how we use our power.

Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power.|

I do think responsibility does come with a lot of power, and more than that, it comes with the fact that you can actually change the thinking of those not only in your country but in the countries where your films are watched.

Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good.

It is impossible to deny that people in power face more temptations than ordinary citizens.

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.

In the truly great, virtue governs with the sceptre of knowledge.

I like being powerful. I hope it doesn't go to my head. If somebody's going to have it, it might just as soon be me. There's always power, and it's just a matter of in whose hands it falls.

... The future is very markedly in your hands, its value and its moral standing in the world and among ourselves. If you will take the power you have and use it, I have no fear of the outcome of the future.

Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.