“I began writing about power because I had so little.”— Octavia E. Butler Related Quotes “Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man’s spirit than when we win his heart.”– Eric Hoffer “Power is the near neighbour of necessity.”— Pythagoras “I have a definition of success. For me, it’s very simple. It’s not about wealth and fame and power. It’s about how many shining eyes I have around me.”— Benjamin Zander