Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power…

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that…

— George Bernard Shaw

“George Bernard Shaw once said: “Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.” When liberals…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

It became obvious that we had completely failed to impose rules on unbridled speculative capitalism. That destroyed financial systems, hollowed out state systems and…

— Martin Schulz

“Western capitalism contained is Western capitalism destroyed. Toothless and drugged, the caged tiger is prey to lethargy, disease, premature senility. Worse, only the bars…

— Bernard Connolly

“It is often asked: Why was capitalism destroyed in spite of its incomparably beneficent record? The answer lies in the fact that the lifeline…

— Ayn Rand

A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself.

— George Bernard Shaw

“Sometimes it seems as though my life operating system is frozen. I get stuck, and I know things will not change until I power…

— Debbie Alsdorf

Life may be defined to be the power of self-augmentation or assimilation, not of self-nurture; for then a steam-engine over a coal-pit might be…

— Augustus William Hare

“Be aware of the power of self awareness.”

— Alin Sav

I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself. [...] The only…

— Ashley Judd

To assign unanswered letters their proper weight, to free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great,…

— Joan Didion

What we misunderstand as a lack of personal power or self discipline is nothing but a lack of real desire.

— Senoraroy

Power is the strongest drug we can feed on. Power over the self is strengthening. The need for power over others is an addiction…

— Ruben Papian

“The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning’ (‘Truth, Power, Self’, 9). Foucault”

— Gary Gutting

Truly, the greatest power you have in this world is the power of your own self-transformation. It starts with the one in the mirror.…

— Melchor Lim