Effects Quote by Michael Marmot

A person without much power is easily influenced by others, whether they are physical or non-physical beings. Their life is easily ruined. They are…

— Frederick Lenz

Disempowerment - whether defined in terms of a lack of self-confidence , apathy, fear, or an inability to take charge of one's own life…

— Wangari Maathai

People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced.

— T. S. Eliot

“...they make us dependent on a social system that exploits our energies for its own purposes. ...If a person learns to enjoy and find…

— Csikszentmihaly

“People with power do not regulate their behavior as much. They become egocentric and preoccupied with their own self-interest, which eclipses their awareness of…

— Dean M. Schroeder

“Many psychologists assert that creating systems that cause feelings of powerlessness is one of the most damaging things we can do to fellow human…

— Gene Kim

The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease.

— Liam Cunningham

The acknowledgment of powerlessness does empower. We humans are powerless over a whole host of factors and conditions in the world, and mostly we're…

— Peg O'Connor

Observations of the sickening effect of programmed environments show that people in them become indolent, impotent, narcissistic and apolitical. The political process breaks down,…

— Ivan Illich

Exercising power can do strange things to people. You can become convinced that you're irreplaceable. You can become convinced that you're always right. And…

— Margaret MacMillan

People have power to make a difference in their lives.

— Oprah Winfrey

Nature has not implanted any power in man that was not meant to be exercised at times, though too often our powers have been…

— Herman Melville