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I don't think of power in terms of conquering people. I don't think of it as something to be imposed. That kind of power seldom lasts. But you should realize that power is a constant in the world. You shape your perceptions, or someone shapes them for you. You do what you want to do, or you respond to someone else's plan for you. To me, ultimate power is the ability to produce the results you desire most and create value for others in the process. Power is the ability to change your life, to shape your perceptions, to make things work for you and not against you. Real power is shared, not imposed. It's the ability to define human needs and to fulfill them—both your needs and the needs of the people you care about. It's the ability to direct your own personal kingdom—your own thought processes, your own behavior—so you produce the precise results you desire.

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Royden Glade Derrick

Royden Glade Derrick

Royden Glade Derrick (born 1915-09-07) is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Derrick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received an engineering degree from the University of Utah and established a steel manufacturing company in Utah. He later served on the board of regents of the University of Utah and received an honorary doctorate from Utah in 1965. In 1973, he was awarded the Jesse Knight Industrial Citizenship Award from Brigham Young University.

From 1966 to 1971, Derrick was the second assistant to David Lawrence McKay in the general superintendency of the LDS Church's Sunday School organization. From 1973 to 1976 he was the president of the England Leeds Mission of the church, and from 1976 to 1977 he was the president of the Ireland Dublin Mission.

In 1977, Derrick became one of the founding members of the First Quorum of Seventy of the church. From 1980 to 1984, he was one of the seven presidents of the seventy. Derrick served actively as a general authority of the church until 1989, when he was given emeritus status and released from active duties. From 1984 to 1987, during his tenure as a general authority, Derrick was the president of the Seattle Washington Temple.

The planetarium at the College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences of Brigham Young University is named the Royden G. Derrick Planetarium.

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