Quotes by Position Of Power History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it. Howard Zinn position-of-powerimportantyesterday There's been a lot of talk about black men and the presence and absence of black men in positions of power in American culture. Jess Row position-of-powerblackmen Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged. Jessica Valenti position-of-powerracismbelieve I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots. Johnny Depp ecstatic-loveposition-of-powermen The word 'comfort' comes from the Latin words for 'with' and 'strength' and originally meant operating from a position of power. Joseph Chilton Pearce position-of-powercomfortlatin Well, I'm not involved in polemics. I never wanted to have any position of power, and I don't have it. Kaija Saariaho polemicsposition-of-powerwells People in positions of power and privilege have a duty to perform at a higher level. If not them, then who? Kathleen Parker position-of-powerprivilegepeople People are ultimately threatened by young people taking positions of power. Lena Dunham position-of-poweryoungpeople Our going to Washington [The Million Man March] was not to petition government, but to petition our God and Creator, that we may regain His favor and come into a position of power with Him that would allow us to correct our own condition. Louis Farrakhan position-of-powerfavorsmen I've certainly stayed a marginal figure, though I became a member of the "surveillance committee" fairly early on. I can actually live pretty well with this, because I'm allowed to work in peace - except when I have to give strings of interviews... And also, I've never sought a position of power in the music business. I became a teacher not so as to found a Kagel School, but to transmit knowledge. My work as a composer should be the only yardstick by which my contribution can be measured. Mauricio Kagel position-of-powerteacherschool There's no question that to some extent there are structural disadvantages built in, not just for women but for other minority groups who don't hold power at the executive level either at the company or in the industry. My position is not just "Oh, okay, anyone can overcome those." It's just as we work to get more women and people in minority groups at higher levels in positions of power, what are our options? Megyn Kelly position-of-powerlevelspeople I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know? Michael C. Hall position-of-powerpeoplethinking That's a big fear, right, and when I talk with black pastors, the same thing: If we try to have this move towards interracial congregations, whites will just dominate then. There are so many more of them, and they're used to being in the position of power. So they'll just take over, and we'll lose the one thing we do have. Michael Emerson position-of-powerblackmoving I think mainly it's an optics thing: to be able to visualize a woman in a position of power. It's going to be wonderful for all of us in every field. Natalie Portman position-of-powerablethinking You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person. Pope Francis position-of-powerpositionpersons Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way. Raymond Arroyo position-of-poweradultsself It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable. Robert Payne position-of-powergarbagewould-be Nothing bad happens when women are in positions of power. Sallie Krawcheck position-of-powerpositionhappens Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them. Sally Quinn position-of-powerhousepeople I don't think we are the same, women and men. We're different. But I don't think we are less than men. There are more women than men in the world - ask any single woman! So, it is shocking that men are in more positions of power. Salma Hayek position-of-powermenthinking«123»
