Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. Sydney J. Harris
Yet the powers that be haven't quite considered the strength of our sheer numbers. Margaret Cho
If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets. Maynard James Keenan
Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter. Nadine Gordimer
I always feel like hard work leads the way, and from there, I leave it up to the powers that be. James Wolk
We have entered an era vibrating with the din of small voices. Every citizen can be a reporter, can take on the powers that be. Matt Drudge