Powerlessness Quotes

70 quotes by 59 authors

A consciousness of our powerlessness should cast us upon Him who has all power. Here then is where a vision and view of God's sovereignty… — Arthur W. Pink
It is in the interests of both sexes to hear the other sex's experience of powerlessness. — Warren Farrell
There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either… — Blaise Pascal
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills
Complaining is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness — Dennis Prager
It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a… — Elisabeth Elliot
Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much cogent evidence and… — Catharine MacKinnon
God not only loves me as I am, but also knows me as I am. Because of this I don't need to apply spiritual cosmetics… — Brennan Manning
The Lord, before His Incarnation, let mankind experience all the bitterness of sin, all their powerlessness to eradicate it; and when all longed for a… — John of Kronstadt
At this time of crisis we cannot be concerned solely with ourselves, withdrawing into loneliness, discouragement and a sense of powerlessness in the face of… — Pope Francis
Girls learn to love and have sexual feelings in a position of low status, and the eroticization of powerlessness is a normal part of the… — Sheila Jeffreys
Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Slowly I learn the importance of powerlessness.Â I experience it in my own life and I live with it in my work.Â The secret is… — Sheila Cassidy
The twentieth century seems afflicted by a gigantic... power failure. Powerlessness and the sense of powerlessness may be the environmental disease of the age. — Russell Baker
At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness. — Erica Jong
Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness. — Rollo May
Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. — Paulo Freire
We may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may eventually burst forth… — Shakti Gawain
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. — Erica Jong
Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many. — Maggie Kuhn

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