Top 8 Powerlessness Quotes

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.

Tasks, Powerlessness

Theodor W. Adorno, Rolf Tiedemann (2003). “Can One Live After Auschwitz?: A Philosophical Reader”, p.47, Stanford University Press

Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness.

Violence, Arise, Powerlessness

Rollo May (1998). “Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence”, p.23, W. W. Norton & Company

At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.

Knows, Powerlessness

Erica Jong (2013). “Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.281, Open Road Media

Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.

Absolute Power, Absolutes, Powerlessness

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1993). “Men and Women of the Corporation”, p.164, Basic Books

I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness.

Awful, Terrible, Powerlessness

It is in the interests of both sexes to hear the other sex's experience of powerlessness.

Sex, Interest, Powerlessness

Powerlessness and silence go together.

Silence, Together, Powerlessness

"Margaret Atwood on a voyage to the world's end" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2009.

I was always face to face with total futility and powerlessness.

Futility, Powerlessness

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