Power quotes

“Nobody does this to the United States. The President will get his baseball glove back and play catch with this guy's balls!”
Bill Smitrovich - General Northwood

“- Neo: We control these machines; they don't control us.
- Councillor Harmann: Of course not. How could they? The idea is pure nonsense. It does make one wonder: what is control?
- Neo: If we wanted, we could shut these machines down.
- Councillor Harmann: That's it. You hit it. That's control, isn't it?”
Keanu Reeves - Neo
Anthony Zerbe - Councillor Hamann

“Water is powerful. It can wash away earth, put out fire, and even destroy iron.”
Michelle Yeoh - Mameha

“You have powers, Will. You'll be able to command light or fire, move objects, summon great strength and, of course, step through time.”
Ian McShane - Merriman Lyon

“- Reed Richards: Your encounter with the Surfer has affected your molecules. They're... in a constant state of flux.
- Johnny Storm: Is that bad?
- Reed Richards: Well, it caused you to temporarily switch powers with Sue.”
Ioan Gruffudd - Reed Richards
Chris Evans - Johnny Storm

“- Johnny Utah: Bodhi, this is your fucking wake-up call man. I am an F.B.I. Agent!
- Bodhi: Yeah, I know man. Ain't it wild? That's what makes it so interesting. You can do what you want, and make up your own rules. Why be a servant to the law, when you can be its master?
- Grommet: Fuckin' a!”
Keanu Reeves - Johnny Utah
Patrick Swayze - Bodhi
Bojesse Christopher - Grommet

“- Clark Kent: General, would you care to step outside?
- General Zod: Come to me, son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!”
Christopher Reeve - Clark Kent
Terence Stamp - General Zod

“Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't.”
Liam Neeson - Oskar Schindler

“- Tommy Spinelli: I thought I told that little son of a bitch to stay put!
- Fern: So who are you? God? Why the hell should he listen to you?”
Joe Pesci - Tommy
Ernestine Mercer - Fern

“If you believe God created man in His own image, you believe He gave man power to understand evolution, to exploit science, to manipulate the genetic code. To do exactly what I'm doing. I'm just taking over where God left off.”
Tony Goldwyn - Michael Drucker

“- Joseph Pulitzer: Know what I was doing at your age, boy? I was in a war. The Civil War.
- Jack Kelly: Yeah, I heard of it. So, did you win?
- Joseph Pulitzer: People think war is about right or wrong and not power.
- Jack Kelly: Yeah, I heard of that too. I don't just sell your papes, Joe. Sometime I read 'em.”
Robert Duvall - Joseph Pulitzer
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“It's a funny feeling being taken under the wing of a dragon. It's warmer than you'd think.”
Leonardo DiCaprio - Amsterdam Vallon

“You will learn one day, Great King, that there are three things that men respect: the lash that descends, the yoke that breaks, and the sword that slays. By the power and terror of these you may conquer the earth.”

Conrad Veidt - Jaffar

“- Dashiell 'Dash' Parr: Dad always said our powers were nothing to be ashamed of, our powers made us special.
- Helen Parr: Everyone's special.
- Dashiell 'Dash' Parr: Which is another way of saying no one is.”
Spencer Fox - Dashiell 'Dash' Parr
Holly Hunter - Helen Parr

“- Snake Plissken: Who's the Duke?
- Cabbie: The Duke? The Duke of New York, A-Number-1, the Big Man, that's who!
- Snake Plissken: I wanna meet this Duke.
- Cabbie: You can't meet the Duke! Are you crazy? Nobody gets to meet the Duke. You meet him once and then you're dead!”
Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken
Ernest Borgnine - Cabbie

“I'm in charge of this class. I'm the warrior chief. I'm the merciless god of anything that stirs in my universe. You fuck with me, and you will suffer my wrath.”
Tom Berenger - Jonathan Shale

“- Ted Crawford: You really need to be nice to me now, Willy.
- Willy Beachum: Why?
- Ted Crawford: Because... what's left of a life depends on a machine powered by a cord that leads to a plug in an electrical outlet... and I decide when it gets pulled. That's why.”
Philip Anthony Hopkins - Ted Crawford
Ryan Gosling - Willy Beachum

“Bumpy was rich, but he wasn't white man rich, you see he wasn't wealthy. He didn't own his own company. He thought he did, but he didn't. He just managed it. White man owned it so they owned him. Nobody owns me, though.”
Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas

“- Oskar Schindler: That's what the Emperor said. A man steals something, he's brought in before the Emperor, he throws himself down on the ground. He begs for his life, he knows he's going to die. And the Emperor... pardons him. This worthless man, he lets him go.
- Amon Goeth: I think you are drunk.
- Oskar Schindler: That's power, Amon. That...” (continue)(continue reading)
Liam Neeson - Oskar Schindler
Ralph Fiennes - Amon Goeth

“You know, my son, I wouldn't be Emperor of the galaxy if I didn't have some powers at my disposal.”
Christopher Plummer - The Emperor

“Gods are selfish beings who fly around in little red capes and don't share their power with mankind. No, I don't want to be a god. I just want to bring fire to the people. And... I want my cut.”
Kevin Spacey - Lex Luthor

“Women have been doing this since, well, forever, so we know all about the power. See, us having the power, that's part of the system, and by you taking the power, you're fucking with the system. And I think you see why we can't let that happen.”

Keegan Connor Tracy - Mandy

“You want me to speculate on what you do. My guess is you're in the drug business, except the money's moving the wrong way. Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you.”

Robert Forster - Max Cherry

“You only got away because me powers are weak! I need me gold!”

Warwick Davis - Leprechaun

“- Arthur: What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve?
- Perceval: You, my lord.
- Arthur: Who am I?
- Perceval: You are my lord and king. You are Arthur.
- Arthur: Have you found the secret that I have lost?
- Perceval: Yes. You and the land are one.”
Nigel Terry - King Arthur
Paul Geoffrey - Perceval