Jung Chang Quotes

He who has the gold makes the rules.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Power protects power.

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

Dominion must naturally follow Property.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority.

The big guys, the big dogs, are going to own everything from the White House to the courthouse.

Power is always a corrupting influence.

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

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power.

Money is finite; it's limited by a number and what you can buy with it. Power has no limits if you're willing to go far enough in order to get as much of it as you can.

Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.

I believe in power.

It all boils down to power and money.

Power reveals.

Power is more satisfying to some than wealth.... Power is, indeed, a heady thing—whether it be a King, a President, a Legislature, a Court, or an Administration agency that is concerned.

I have sat at the sumptuous table of power, but I have not run away with the silverware.

Power? It’s like a Dead Sea fruit; when you achieve it, there’s nothing there.

There are two things that are fundamental—money and power, and I don’t care much about money

Power shows the man.

Power is a very peculiar thing. It's like the ego. The ego's only there to keep you above water. Once we realize something good about ourselves, we have a tendency to abuse the gift.

You can be big, and you can be successful, but you cannot abuse your power to stop others from challenging you from being the next big thing in five or ten years.