The only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.
Interpretation
True leadership is about empowering and inspiring others, not just holding power.
In this quote, Eve Ensler emphasizes that the essence of leadership lies in the ability to uplift and inspire those around us. It suggests that power should not be wielded for personal gain but rather as a means to empower others, instilling confidence and encouraging them to reach their fullest potential. Leadership, therefore, is not just about authority; it's about fostering growth and inspiration within a community.
In practice
During a team meeting to emphasize collaborative leadership.
Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and contagious and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at anytime, with anyone and everyone, and it's free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that is why it's at the center of ONE BILLION RISING.
Before cancer, I was obviously disconnected. I had a tumor the size of a mango inside me and didn't do anything about it. It wasn't like I didn't know something was wrong.
It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.
Well, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It hasn’t killed our hearts. It’s killed men’s hearts. It’s silenced them, it’s cut them off.
Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they’re waiting for someone to say, "You’re good, you’re pretty, I give you permission."
Security is elusive. It's impossible. We all die. We all get old. We all get sick. People leave us. People change us. Nothing is secure.
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
They say not everyone can be MGR. I agree. MGR is a revolutionary. Not in a 1,000 years can there be another MGR. If anyone says he will be the next MGR, he is insane. But I have the confidence that I can give the government that MGR gave to the people of Tamil Nadu.
We in government should learn to look at our country with the eyes of the entrepreneur, seeing possibilities where others see only problems
Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
This is why, as a prime minister of Israel, I can promise you one more thing: Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand. But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
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