Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The power of cognitive therapy lies in its simplicity: examine your thoughts and change your life."Aaron Beck
"Your mind is simultaneously your greatest asset and your most formidable opponent."Aaron Beck
"We have more power over our thoughts than we realize."Walter Mischel
"The power of thought is the greatest power."Walter Mischel
"The power to change is always within you."Walter Mischel
"Power is the ability to create positive change."Robert McCrae
"True power lies in lifting others up."Robert McCrae
"Acceptance is not passivity. It is the clear-eyed assessment from which powerful action emerges."Marsha Linehan
"The mind has tremendous power to either create or alleviate suffering."Albert Ellis
"Power over others is fragile; power over yourself is unshakeable."Albert Ellis
"Personal power comes from recognizing that we can always choose how to interpret our experiences."George Kelly
"The work happens in the gap between stimulus and response."Steven Hayes
"Acceptance is not passivity; it is the ground of all action."Steven Hayes
"Every moment of awareness is a moment of choice."Steven Hayes
"Power without empathy is tyranny."Aaron Beck
"We build power not through dominance but through solidarity and mutual commitment."Nancy Cantor
"The future is not something that happens to us; it's something we create."Walter Mischel
"We have more control over our behavior than we realize."Walter Mischel
"We all contain multitudes; the key is choosing which versions of ourselves to express."Walter Mischel
"Power is not about control; it's about influence."Costa Paul
"Power over others is weakness dressed up as strength."Albert Ellis
"Power is the ability to maintain equanimity under pressure."Albert Ellis
"Power dynamics reflect underlying personality structures"Hans Eysenck
"Power that is not grounded in wisdom becomes tyranny."Raymond Cattell
"Power is the ability to influence others; how you use it defines your character."Raymond Cattell
"The mind is not a storehouse of fixed ideas but a dynamic system of anticipations."George Kelly
"Power comes from the ability to define the constructs by which a group makes meaning."George Kelly
"Power is most evident not in what we do, but in what we enable others to do."Nancy Cantor
"Power without wisdom inevitably corrupts those who wield it."Raymond Cattell
"The power of personality science lies in its humility about human complexity."Robert McCrae