Influence Quotes

We control fifty percent of a relationship. We influence one hundred percent of it.

Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.

Jamaica's probably the most dominant island as far as influence goes, as far as music and dancing and culture.

God leaves to our conscience the choice of the road we decide to follow, and the liberty of yielding to one or another of the opposing influences that act upon us.

Trust is the conduit for influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel.

Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.

You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do. You never know how or when you influence people – especially children.

History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.

What you become directly influences what you get.

It is necessary to gain the common people to our order. The best means to that end is influence in the schools.

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

He who influences the thought of his times, influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on eternity.

Before God, I'm an intimate. Before people, I'm a servant. Before the powers of hell, I'm a ruler, with no tolerance for their influence. Wisdom knows which role to fulfill at the proper time

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.

I am passionate about God, about Jesus, and what His influences do to me.

The days of the Cross are counted. We must deliver the German nation from the pernicious influence of Christianity.

The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.

It was not really the external influences that made me a singer. Music was within me. I was full of it.

Righteous women have changed the course of history and will continue to do so, and their influence will spread and grow exponentially throughout the eternities.

I'm very influenced by a lot of things, but my chief influence is my friends and what I see and what I feel and my own experiences and memory.

Disco is a major influence in the world of fashion.

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

Your choice of diet can influence your long term health prospects more than any other action you might take.

The greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.

Become genuinely interested in other people.

These elites, preferring to work in private, are rarely found posed for photographers, and their influence upon events has therefore to be deduced from what is known of the agencies they employ.

My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

Love & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character.

Having realized that you cannot influence the results, pay no attention to your desires and fears. Let them come and go. Don't give them the nourishment of interest and attention.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it's too late.

The influence of mankind on climate is trivially true and numerically insignificant.

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

Whether you think you like Rubens or not, his influence runs through the pathways of painting. Like Warhol, he changed the game of art.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Few have heard of Fra Luca Pacioli, the inventor of double-entry bookkeeping; but he has probably had much more influence on human life than has Dante or Michelangelo.

It is a strange trade that of advocacy. Your intellect, your highest heavenly gift is hung up in the shop window like a loaded pistol for sale.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

Each social formation, through each of its material activities, exerts its influence upon the civic whole; and each of its ideas and ideals wins also its place and power.

As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.

Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.