Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority... — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Whether you think you like Rubens or not, his influence runs through the pathways of painting. Like Warhol, he changed the game… — Jenny Saville Copy Share Image
It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state. — Anatole France Copy Share Image
Another older writer that had a huge influence on me is Chekhov. More contemporarily, it's hard to say. — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy. — George Washington Copy Share Image
You can't always choose who comes into your life but you can learn what lesson they teach you. — Cv Pillay Copy Share Image
The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We have a rich tradition when it comes to Black folk... using their influence to effectuate real change. — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
I cannot believe that a republic could subsist if the influence of the lawyers in public business did not increase in proportion… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Make your influence a good one. Act in a way you would be proud of even if the whole world was watching,… — Lindsey Stirling Copy Share Image
If a woman decides she likes me, it would behoove her to take into consideration that my art has had a strong… — Wesley Snipes Copy Share Image
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Under the influence of music, it seems that I feel what I do not really feel, that I understand what I do… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The piano has been a love of mine ever since I started playing in college, so having the chance to play a… — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
If a man's innate self-respect will not save him from habitual, disgusting intoxication, all the female influences in the universe would not… — Augusta Jane Evans Copy Share Image
They wouldn’t have believed me, and if they had they would have wanted me to explain. And I had no explanation, no… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
It is true that some have greater power of resistance than others, but everyone has the power to close his heart against… — George Q. Cannon Copy Share Image
To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied;… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I think [John Adams's] influence on the federal Constitution was indirect. Many including James Madison mocked the first volume of Adams's Defence… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
The Spirit of Place [does not] exert its full influence upon a newcomer until the old inhabitant is dead or absorbed. So… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Things that are too easily achieved don't inspire anyone.” — Constance Chuks Friday Copy Share Image