Power without pressure

The most dangerous power is that which demands no submission. It doesn't pressure, doesn't command, doesn't control. It's simply present. A man begins to change around such a woman—not because she demands, but because he wants to comply.
Her strength lies in her calm. She doesn't prove, doesn't explain, doesn't impose. And in this way, she destroys the familiar male paradigm: without a fight, there's no victory. But with her, victory loses its meaning.