Powerlessness Quotes

“He did not know what to say in the face of such sorrow. He could only stand, fists clenched, and feel the helplessness of worlds.”

“The worst pain a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.”

“A theme that appears repeatedly in the writings of the social critics of the second half of the 20th century is the sense of powerlessness on the part of the average person.”

“We are not the masters of our history, but its victims.”

“It is a good deal like a man in a cataleptic fit. He is conscious of all that goes on, but he has no part in it.”

“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.”

“When you're a kid, you have no power. You're physically small and weak, and grown-ups are monolithic. They're giants.”

“Living inside the System is like riding across the country in a bus driven by a maniac, whom you are powerless to stop.”

“You can't fight against what you don't hear. Against what you don't see.”