Influence Quotes
The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.
Influence is a very tenuous matter. I try to avoid it in every respect. I don't want to be influenced by anybody.
Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.
In my opinion, the style of a player should not be formed under the influence of any single great master.
I definitely love kimchi. The biggest influence that eating so much Korean food growing up had on me was that I have no limit for spiciness. The hotter the better.
Know first that no urge, no influence, is greater than the will of the self to do what it determines to accomplish in any direction - whether physically, mentally, or spiritually.
The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!
The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.
Our best work is done, our greatest influence is exerted, when we are without thought of self.
I think there are presences out there that we can't see or directly communicate with that have benevolent influence on us. Whether they're angels or something else, I'm not sure.
Every gathering of Americans-whether a few on the porch of a crossroads store or massed thousands in a great stadium-is the possessor of a potentially immeasurable influence on the future.
I am not trying to influence anyone into black magic. That is the very last thing I'd want to do.
I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away.
My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.
How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?
Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of creation.
I am not a libertarian, and I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.
Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion.
Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.
I hated discussing ideas with investors, because then I become a Defender of the Idea, and that influences your thought process.
Leadership is not a matter of authority, it is a matter of influence. A true leader teaches others to understand more, motivates them to be more and inspires them to become more.
If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.
The power and influence of a movie star is curious: I didn't ask for it or take it; people gave it to me. Simply because you're a movie star, people empower you with special rights and privileges.
Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.
The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.
Anybody with a good sense of humor is one-up on their competition. We respond to somebody who has the ability to make us laugh. It's a bonding influence.
Even in the world of molecules the civilising influence of modest restraints is a cause for rejoicing.
Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.
Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.
People are only influenced in the direction in which they want to go, and influence consists largely in making them conscious of their wishes to proceed in that direction.
Acquiring Sunseeker deepens Wandas international influence and represents an important step forward for the development of the business.
My greatest influence has been the blues. And that's a literary influence, because I think the blues is the best literature that we as black Americans have.
I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision.
In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.
Neuroplasticity contributes to both the constrained and unconstrained aspects of our nature. It renders our brains not only more resourceful, but also more vulnerable to outside influences.
All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by impeccable syllogism, is so much moonshine.
I think different designers have different points of view and different strong personalities can influence the way certain cities are perceived.
I went through a whole blues period in the Nineties, and that had some influence on 'Load' and 'ReLoad.'