English policy may not yet have made the definite decision to attack us; but it doubtless wishes, by all and every means,… — Bernhard von Bulow Copy Share Image
Women overrate the influence of fine dress and the latest fashions upon gentlemen; and certain it is, that the very expensiveness of… — Abba Louisa Goold Woolson Copy Share Image
The failure of protection, the importance of recognizing the ways in which we influence (and infect) each other - the fact that… — Laura Mullen Copy Share Image
People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often,… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
You have more control than you think you have. There should be no doubt where you have the power to change and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Prosperity and abundance in a society depend on a certain type of person: the producer. Societies with few producers stagnate and decay,… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
The earliest influence on me was the movies of the thirties when I was growing up. Those were stories. If you look… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
God's command to have dominion over every living thing is a call to service, a test of responsibility, a rule of love,… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
An elegant simplicity is an understated, organic aesthetic that contrasts with the excess of consumerist lifestyles. Drawing from influences ranging from Zen… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
“I remember on one of my many visits with Thomas A. Edison , I brought up the question of Ingersoll . I… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
By conversing with the mighty dead, we imbibe sentiment with knowledge. We become strongly attached to those who can no longer either… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I discovered, to my amazement, that all through history there had been resistance ... and bitter, exaggerated, last-stitch resistance ... to every… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
It is our mind that creates the kind of life we live. If we think positively we will transform our life accordingly.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm, eloquence produces conviction for the moment; but it is only by truth to Nature and the everlasting institutions of… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
I think that what happens is that all of my modern influences blend together with the older soul influences and you get… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I like the old school heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Aeromith. I like that type of music. As the director, I… — Dolph Lundgren Copy Share Image
Our minds are susceptible to the influence of external voices telling us what we require to be satisfied, voices that may drown… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them… — Ordway Tead Copy Share Image
What makes a narcissistic mother so scary? Her absolute power and controlling influence. A narcissistic mother is your only 'friend,' at least… — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When you have corporate influence on our government outweighing the influence of citizens, that's terrifying. This is something we have to make… — Josh Fox Copy Share Image
Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
We change people, but oftentimes we get so focused on the negative people and their influence on us, we forget how powerful… — Michelle Gielan Copy Share Image
You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a… — Kelly Clarkson Copy Share Image
Of course Russia is, let's say element, of American election campaign, was on the agenda to some extent but the influence of… — Dmitry Peskov Copy Share Image
The Americans... are almost ignorant of the art of music, one of the most elevating, innocent and refining of human tastes, whose… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
Chicken masala is now Britain's true national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect… — Robin Cook Copy Share Image
I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
“We spend our lives striving to be persons of influence and consequence, when all that is required is to consistently do good… — Psyche Roxas-Mendoza Copy Share Image
I think that there is a strong argument that our [USA's] leadership, our strength, our influence begins with having an economy that… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The responsibility of the scientist or journalist is to convey the context. If you're talking about the Arctic Sea ice, you have… — Andrew Revkin Copy Share Image
The ambition of instantaneous photography... was that of preserving the spontaneity of action and avoiding any indication that the presence of the… — Rudolf Arnheim Copy Share Image
If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Paradoxically, the few eras of peace were times when men of war had high influence. The Pax Romana was enforced by Caesar's… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
“A great many people, he had noticed, spent large parts of their time worrying about things they were powerless to alter. Had… — Setterfield Diane Copy Share Image