Passive Power Quotes

True power comes when others offer it to you and you merely accept it as a gift, not as the spoils of some personal war.

I once played the chief part in a rather exciting business without ever once budging from London . And the joke of it was that the man who went out to look for adventure only saw a bit of the game, and I who sat in my chambers saw it all and pulled the strings. 'They also serve who only stand and wait,' you know.

There is no power greater than the power of passive dependency.

you can't equate passive dependent power with assertive power because the dependent kind isn't fun, it doesn't give you a kick, it just allows you to survive.

You have no idea what a long-legged gal can do without doing anything.

It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience.