Quote by Simone Weil
To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. - Simone

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. – Simone Weil

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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. – Simone Weil

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More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. – Simone Weil

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Todays leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition. – Marc Andreessen

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I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power. – Patricia Cornwell

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Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself. – Gloria Steinem

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The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world I am like a snowball – the further I am rolled the more I gain. – Susan B. Anthony

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