“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
“When we feel powerless in a hostile world we can at least practice quelling the enmity in our minds.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness. — Robert Casey Copy Share Image
“Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
When you have no real power, go public - really public. The public is where the real power is. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote,… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?' It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
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
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
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
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
We may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
I don't want to say that having power is overrated, but powerlessness can give rise to a different kind of authority, and… — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
New York has a tremendous number of people but the quality of its politics is unspeakable. By contrast, in a smaller township,… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
“Blame is a Defense Against Powerlessness Betrayal trauma changes you. You have endured a life-altering shock, and are likely living with PTSD… — Sandra Lee Dennis Copy Share Image
Patriarchy values the hard over the soft; the tough over the tender; punishment, vengeance, and vindictiveness over compassion, negotiation, and reconciliation. The… — Starhawk Copy Share Image
You can make the best of it and be content, or you can complain, it makes no difference. What does it matter… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and… — Johan Norberg Copy Share Image
Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness. — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Employee participation programs and employee ownership are important efforts to deal with powerlessness at work. — Daniel Yankelovich Copy Share Image
“make an agreement to exercise mutual control over each other. The unspoken pact between them is, “It’s my job to make you… — Danny Silk Copy Share Image
