Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. - Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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The past has no power over us. It doesn't matter how long we have had a negative pattern. The point of power is in the present moment. What a wonderful thing to realize! We can begin to be free in this moment!

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.

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