I learned that power is not about what you can do to others,... - Christy Brown

This quote is attributed to Christy Brown.

"I learned that power is not about what you can do to others, but what you do for yourself."

Christy Brown Power

Novelist Irish 1932–1981

More from Christy Brown

"I have discovered that I can say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."