“The party that thinks they have the most to lose from a ‘no deal’ outcome has the least leverage; the party that thinks they have the least to lose has the most leverage.”
Richard Shell
You have the power . . .
"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment"
Marcus Aurelius
Box seats!
“Those who think it’s level playing field usually have box seats.”
Anon
The capacity to forgive . . .
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Power is . . .
"Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it."
Warren Bennis
To side with the powerful . . .
“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
To test a man’s character . . .
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
Abraham Lincoln
The power of empathy . . .
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.”
Meryl Streep
What he does with power . . .
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
Pittachus
Power is . . .
"Power is the ability to influence the decisions of others."
Roger Fisher
Love is . . .
"The conclusion is always the same: love is the most powerful and still the most unknown energy in the world."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Our deepest fear . . .
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Marianne Williamson
Mutuality in relationships is . . .
"Mutuality in relationships is the shared power to affect and the shared vulnerability to be affected by another person."
Zimmerman, Lindberg and Plsek
What forms of power and influence?
“Good cultural analysis seeks to identify what forms of power and influence are most likely to be used by whom and in which situations”
Chris Moore and Peter Woodrow
Power is not only . . .
“Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.”
Saul Alinsky
Kindness is in your power . . .
"Kindness is in your power, even when fondness is not."
Samuel Johnson
Power in organizations is . . .
"Power in organizations is the capacity generated by relationships. It is an energy that comes into existence through relationships."
Margaret Wheatley
Power is . . .
"Power is the ability to influence the decisions of others."
Roger Fisher