T. E. Lawrence Quotes

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.

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

Politics is activity in relation to power.

I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail.

Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

I don't think that people in power can be convinced by words or articles. They will never give it up by choice.

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels.

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

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.

I have only to raise a finger and the whole face of Europe is changed.

War is too serious a matter to be entrusted to generals.

Politics. The art of governing mankind by deceiving them.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who only have interests.

You cannot effectuate change if you do not have power.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve got the right side of the argument, it just matters whether you have the right ear.

Power comes through public persuasion.

Turning Intellect Into Influence

High office—whether elected, appointed, or simply taken—comes with power. But that is not a sufficient precondition for success. Among the world’s hundreds …, only a few really stand out for the risks that they have taken and the changes they have made

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to.

Even though I'm a chairman, I don't always get my way.

Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection.

If you're going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.