Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
We can decrease abuse and murder when we get that for both sexes, abuse does not derive from power, but powerlessness. — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve. — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
I'm fairly convinced that the Kingdom of God is for the broken-hearted. You write of 'powerlessness.' Join the club, we are not… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
“I hoped the hunter would come. I imagined him pushing through the thickets in the foothills. I've thought of him like that… — China Miéville 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
To suggest personal will and effort to one all sicklied o'er with the sense of irremediable impotence is to suggest the most… — William James 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
