The crisis of the church is not at its deepest level a crisis of authority, or a crisis of dogmatic theology. It… — James K. Baxter Copy Share Image
For if there is one thing I have learned over the years about men, it is that feelings of powerlessness do not… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Too many of us seem far too fond of narratives of our powerlessness, maybe because powerlessness lets us off the hook... But… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Lack of self-worth is the fundamental source of all emotional pain. A feeling of insecurity, unworthiness and lack of valueis the core… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this… — Bahá'u'lláh Copy Share Image
“It is so much more threatening to have something out of hand than to believe that at any moment I can stop… — Flora Rheta Schreiber Copy Share Image
“Man is constantly being assured today that he has more power than ever before in history, but his daily experience is one… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
Often when people first hear this part of the Secret they recall events in history where masses of lives were lost, and… — Rhonda Byrne Copy Share Image
Sadomasochism is an institutionalized celebration of dominant/subordinate relationships. And, it prepares us either to accept subordination or to enforce dominance. Even in… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“Many psychologists assert that creating systems that cause feelings of powerlessness is one of the most damaging things we can do to… — Gene Kim Copy Share Image
“ Full moon is falling through the sky. Cranes fly through clouds. Wolves howl. I cannot find rest Because I am powerless… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
How would you feel if you had no fear? Feel like that. How would you behave toward other people if you realized… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
For the several thousands of years before they became firefighters and physicians, women were sirens, enchantresses, snares. At times it seems as… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
What we really need to understand here is that it's all about power. This is where the surge is coming from for… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
“When she shut her eyes, her mind grew alert. Her senses opened. All around her, she felt how quickly things formed and… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
“Recent research is showing that chronic powerlessness—poverty—stunts brain development in perhaps permanent ways that undermine not only school performance but also the… — Dacher Keltner Copy Share Image
Simply being with someone is difficult because it asks of us that we share in the other's vulnerability, enter with him or… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Too many of us suffer from pervasive feelings of personal powerlessness. We have a terrible habit of obstructing our own paths forward,… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
it is immoral for powerless people to accept this powerlessness. They may not succeed in getting power but they can fight for… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
There's a great feeling of powerlessness in America. When I express ideas to people, they say, 'That's terrific, but do you think… — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much… — Catharine MacKinnon Copy Share Image
You saw me vacillating between error and truth, loving them equally because unable to distinguish the one from the other; the hour… — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Copy Share Image
The acknowledgment of powerlessness does empower. We humans are powerless over a whole host of factors and conditions in the world, and… — Peg O'Connor Copy Share Image
Male makeup is men's titles, status and paying for dates. Makeup is what both sexes use to bridge the gap between the… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
“see how God used my powerlessness for His purposes. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“I would like to think of my 'ignorance' less as a personal failing and more as a massive cultural trend, an example… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
There is a feeling of personal dignity and independence in grasping, literally, the power to back your refusal to be a target… — John Longenecker Copy Share Image
“Now I recall my emotions at that moment, children seem to me a remarkable race. They want so much to murder so… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“it’s that sense of powerlessness that destroyed my soul. i cannot be as good as i would like to be.nor as bad… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Delphine witnessed awful things occurring to other humans. Worse than that, she was powerless to alter their fate. It would be that… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
Anything that we do to make ourselves feel worthy and safe is a flight from the pain of powerlessness. Every pursuit of… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
“In this lifetime we are like Superman who must remain disguised as the nerdy newspaper journalist Clark Kent, or Harry Potter and… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
“I hated how sometimes life threw you a curveball—how you thought you were going to make some money selling a stolen tiger… — John Jodzio Copy Share Image
A child who's been injured by a parent waits her whole life for some acknowledgment of the wrong that's been done, some… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
“A natural response when people feel overwhelmed is to retreat into various forms of passivity. If we don’t try too much in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
As I looked more carefully at the listening matrix I saw that during the past twenty years we had taken a magnifying… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
“Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
No matter how frustrated you may feel, there is always a way out. In every situation that arises, we choose to be… — Blaine Lee Pardoe Copy Share Image
