Power Comparison Quotes

We are told here today, that what the King of England can't do, the President of the United States can.

We elected a President, not a Pope.

I think when you've been exposed to the Creator of the universe, then the federal government doesn't seem very powerful.

Hath a lion ever feared jackals? Hath any one ever seen the light of the firefly in bright sunshine? What availeth a drop of water in comparison with the ocean?

The media is comparable to government--probably passes government in raw power

Wellington is the King of England. O'Connell is King of Ireland, and I am only the Dean of Windsor

Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it's unfair that I can be an elephant?" Percy considered. "Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you're totally beast-" "Just shut up," Frank said. "Please." Percy cracked a smile.

Though the pen is mightier than the sword, the sword speaks louder and stronger at any given moment.

The king can drink the best of wine -So can I;And has enough when he would dine -So have I;And can not order rain or shine -Nor can I.Then where's the difference - let me see -Betwixt my lord the king and me?

A whisper can be stronger, as an atom is stronger, than a whole mountain.

The pencil is mightier than the pen.

The oil can is mightier than the sword.

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.

No prince, no king, no president has ever lived a better life than I have!

Film as a medium has a power that sports like wrestling lack.

The only team that could have competed with us was the Cubans. It's too bad they're boycotting. The teams we're playing just can't compete with our power.

To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States.

A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.

A tree is a nobler object than a prince in his coronation-robes.

A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two dreadnoughts; and dukes are just as great a terror and they last longer.

Angels possess greater powers than do human beings.

If he had to have strange powers, Aden wished they could have been more like hers. That voodoo voice would have made his life a lot easier; he could have sent certain people (cough Ozzie cough) away with no memory of him.

It's not easy to shout against real elements. The elements are big, and the human voice is very small.

Yeah, well, don’t worry about it. I’ve never met a Daimon yet I couldn’t take. (Wulf) Guess again, little brother. You just met one, and trust me, he’s not like any you’ve ever met before. He makes Desiderius look like a pet hamster. (Acheron)

The finer the instrument, the greater the power. The mind is much finer and more powerful than the body.