Powerless Quotes

336 quotes by 280 authors

That's why I've come to you, to seek release from a curse of misery and horror against which I'm powerless to fight alone. — Unknown Author
Part of understanding the notion of Justice is to recognize the disproportions among which we live...it takes an awful lot of living with the powerless… — John O'Donohue
I feel strongly that Mother Teresaâ€™s life has a great message for young people. We so often feel powerless to do anything about the many… — Craig Kielburger
Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, power to retell it, to rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it,… — Salman Rushdie
Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence,… — Beverly Daniel Tatum
To believe in the God over us and around us and not in the God within us - that would be a powerless and fruitless… — Phillips Brooks
A man's mind should be single to the glory of God in everything that he starts to accomplish. We should consider that of ourselves we… — Lorenzo Snow
The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and… — Dalai Lama
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. Love alone is capable of revealing the truth of Love and being a Lover. The way of… — Unknown Author
A hypocritical etiquette forces us to pretend that the Jews are powerless victims; and if you don't respect their victimhood, they'll destroy you. — Joseph Sobran
Say, "I can do everything ." "Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it." — Swami Vivekananda
For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense. — Dante Alighieri
Conflicts are fueled by the tendency of the powerful to exploit the power and the anger and frustration of the powerless, which turns into violence.… — Unknown Author
We cannot have a just society that applies the principle of accountability to the powerless and the principle of forgiveness to the powerful. This is… — Chris Hayes
Unless I have been sorely misinformed, supermodels are powerless to resist a man with illuminated doorsills. — Richard Hammond
Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign policy establishment. People… — William Blum
As things get worse and the State seems powerless to help, the State will seem less and less legitimate. People will lose their moral connection… — Jack Donovan
When we feel we are powerless our ego most wants to change the things in our world. As we realize we have the power to… — Gregg Braden
People may resist our advice, spurn our appeals, reject our suggestions, refuse our help, but they are powerless against our prayers. — Jill Briscoe
The combination of rumination and negative mood is toxic. Research shows that people who ruminate while sad or distraught are likely to feel besieged, powerless,… — Sonja Lyubomirsky

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