Impact Quotes
I'm never nervous when I go to meet heads of state. I feel they should be nervous, because they are the ones who'll be held accountable for the lives their decisions will impact the most.
There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else.
The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.
The most precious gift that marriage gave me was the constant impact of something very close and intimate, yet all the time unmistakably other, resistant - in a word, real.
The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others.
Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.
Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss.
Its been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts of the cow; that is, the brain and the spinal cord.
TV has had a stronger impact on our society than any single invention since the automobile. It has put the dead hand on conversation.
Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing
The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.
If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact.
The heaviest impact of the work of art is in the guts. Art does not reason. It manhandles you and changes you.
It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of real people.
Art that has depth makes a strong impact on the spirit, emotion, mood and thoughts of a human being.
I probably had some impact, because everyone keeps telling me that I did. I like to feel like I'm coming out with something to try to make room for other young women to make their art.
Tax increases appear to have a very large sustained and highly significant negative impact on output.
The budgetary cost to the UK of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through 2010 will total more than £18 billion. If we include the social costs the total impact will exceed £20 billion.
I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.
You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it.
The Rotary Club will do the work, because business people are busy. But the impact and the value of this will be to the business.
The world is intertwined and we therefore have to be gentle in the way that we treat one another and the Earth, so that our impact on others is benevolent and good.
I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.
People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable.
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
The idea that we can actually have an impact on places more or less instantly, too, by responding in some way or not responding, I think, also makes it true.
As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest.
Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.
We have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have.
We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life.
But persistent name calling? that prolongs hurt. It stretches out. Each nasty word stretches the rubber band further away until finally, one day, it snaps back at you with maximum impact
Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact.
I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that.
Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.
As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district.
My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
It turns out that the people who like their jobs the most are also the ones who are doing the best work, making the greatest impact, and changing the most.
It's kind of hard to articulate, but, like, this notion of mercy, forgiveness, was very appealing for me. It was very profound. And it had a deep impact, and I think it still does.
