"What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse." ― Isabel Allende Topic(s): Power More From Isabel Allende "For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men." "Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country." "In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today." More In Power "Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit."― Chuck Palahniuk "The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy."― Paul Wellstone "We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."― Carl Sagan