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“I think influence is one way to exercise power and that the challenge is whether it is power over or power with. That's the essential shift that I hope can happen in the world.”

Quote by Peter Buffett

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Peter Buffett, born on May 4, 1958, is a renowned musician known for his unique musical style and profound understanding of music. His works span across various genres, including pop, jazz, and world music. more

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“Power over seems to be driving our very young species into a ditch because it's from an old competitive, "there may not be enough" kind of framework of scarcity. Power with is thinking abundantly as opposed to fearfully. Power with is hopefully where we're going - and where we need to go as a species in order to survive.”

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“True collaborative, nurturing, and safe power is a combining of forces that can only happen on a pretty small scale.”

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“Things today have become too big, too centralized, and too disassociated to be in relationship to each other.”

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“We don't know where our food comes from. We don't know a lot of things about what is happening financially. This creates the "power over" kind of feeling.”

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“Whatever shift is necessary is dependent on the scale on which it can be implemented, which is to say in your local community and family.”

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“Thinking that everything must be bigger to matter is a problem. Small power emanates and disseminates in a very different way.”

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“My gut sense is there's something necessary going on and if I'm too fearful or angry, I feel like I'm feeding it.”

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“America comes from a flawed but wonderful idea. Many great things have sprung forth over the past few hundred years but there were deep issues in the beginning that now are starting to show up.”

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“It's too bad that it takes egregious behavior or some kind of crisis to get people to take notice and get clearer about things that were just below the surface.”

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