Marilyn Ferguson

Despair is a cop-out, the ultimate abdication of all responsibility, in which people feel justified in their feelings of impotence. But if, on the other hand, you feel that your work in the world does make a difference and that you do have the power to change things, the nay-sayers will turn a deaf ear.

American Writer

Joseph Roux

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.

French Clergyman

Mohamed ElBaradei

Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an imbalanced system; there is a sense of humiliation and impotence.

Egyptian Scientist

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.

French Writer

Jeanne Moreau

As long as you don't make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that's condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead.

French Actress

Mahatma Gandhi

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Indian Leader

Karl Marx

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.

German Philosopher

Benjamin Franklin

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.

American Politician

Loni Anderson

Impotence is one of the major hazards of cigarette smoking.

American Actress

Aleister Crowley

English Critic

Used metaphorically to suggest a psychological hindrance preventing achievement.

Mental Block

Focuses on non-physical challenges, like a problem-solving limitation.

Not Physical

Implies feelings of frustration or inadequacy in facing obstacles.

Negative Emotion

Primarily used in health-related situations, describing sexual function.

Medical Context

Approach with care, as it can be a very personal and sensitive issue for some.

Sensitive Topic

Refers to men, not applicable for impotence in other genders.

Gender-Specific

Expands beyond humans to institutions, laws, or structures showing ineffectiveness.

General Weakness

While negative, it is less harsh compared to words like 'incompetence'.

Neutral Tone

Though associated with aging, impotence can describe any weak entity.

Not Just Age

 is showing that nicotine which constricts your arteries can cause a heart attack or a stroke but it also causes impotence half of guys who smoke are impotent how sexy is that and we're also about to publish the study the first studies showing you can change gene expression and men with prostate cancer this is what's called a heat map and the different colors and

Your genes are not your...

 That's right, 49 surgeries are done for every one person who's helped. And the side effects in that case occur in 50 percent of the patients. They include impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, rectal tearing, fecal incontinence.

How to stay calm when...

 her workers sense her impotence her faithful warriors her very own daughters rise up against her