I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but… — Mo Yan Copy Share Image
“Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Perhaps this is what really happens in life to most good men. They are not crucified. They simply pass through life and… — Kenneth Rexroth Copy Share Image
My father, who was a Royal Marine, was a huge influence on me. He always said, 'I never want to die with… — Angela Rippon Copy Share Image
“The true test of power is to disapprove those who admire you when they are wrong and to admire those who dislike… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me,… — Mena Suvari Copy Share Image
I have been looking for a name for years and of course it sounds like it would be easy. Americana came along… — Dale Watson Copy Share Image
I have learned to accept that, in the present moment at least, things are exactly as they are meant to be, and… — Roz Savage Copy Share Image
I personally claim no special insight into Satan's methods, but I have at times been able to identify his influence and his… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY WAS DUE PRIMARILY TO A NEW BURST OF RELIGIOUS LIFE EMANATING FROM THE CHRISTIAN IMPULSE. .… — Kenneth Scott Latourette Copy Share Image
But there is no end to the praise of books, to the value of the library. Who shall estimate their influence on… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I come from a huge family and out of all 34 of my immediate family members, my heavier influences were women. Between… — Aeriel Miranda Copy Share Image
Your own self-will and anxiety, your hurry and labor, disturb your peace and prevent Me from working in you. Look at the… — Gerhard Tersteegen Copy Share Image
Unless we are holding ourselves accountable day in, day out, not just when there's a crisis for folks who have power and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
The part of my education that has had the deepest influence wasn't any particular essay or even a specific class, it was… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
My father insisted that the boys in my life were directly responsible for my juvenile-delinquent tendencies. My mother, more accurately, assumed that… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
“Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a 'paper millionaire', but by being a… — Ogwo David Emenike Copy Share Image
I realise I'm a huge influence on a lot of people, when I was 21 I didn't take it quite as seriously… — Charlotte Crosby Copy Share Image
Yoga breathing control is practiced to influence our thinking. The lungs correspond to our fore brain and can influence our consciousness. — Michio Kushi Copy Share Image
The recent evidence increasingly suggests that an economic expansion is already well under way, although an array of influences unique to this… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
The influences that really make and mar human happiness are beyond the reach of the law. The law can keep neighbors from… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share Image
On the surface, rock and roll changes at an amazing pace. The influence of a figure like the Maharishi can appear and… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
My experiences always influence my writing, but usually only on an emotional level. I have experienced death of a family member and… — Kim Smith Copy Share Image
The spirit of gratitude is always pleasant and satisfying because it carries with it a sense of helpfulness to others; it begets… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
The United States should have stepped up and destroyed ISIS at its origins rather than wait until ISIS grew their capabilities and… — Ryan Zinke Copy Share Image
I use vulgar language in my writing. Or for people I don't like, but I have never had an outburst of anger… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
The influence of John Hughes is fully felt in the melodrama 'Donnie Darko.' This first film written and directed by Richard Kelly… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
My explanation remains the same: It was an attempt to make the point that anyone who opposed the war can achieve their… — James P. Moran Copy Share Image
Our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination ... a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
I played a lot under John Wright, he's been a great influence on how I'll go about the job, in terms of… — Anil Kumble Copy Share Image
Can you imagine a writer in England influencing? Absolutely not. And in France? It used to be, but no more-absolutely not. France… — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
Long after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian state and its security operatives still know who their long embedded human… — Gerard Batten Copy Share Image
New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence… — Constance Baker Motley Copy Share Image
I did go through graduate school and I like to do research, to create something that has a certain objective solidity. The… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on… — Tim Krabbe Copy Share Image
From campaign contributions to expensive perks paid for by special interests, wealthy donors and corporate special interests have increasingly been able to… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
The mathematicians are well acquainted with the difference between pure science, which has only to do with ideas, and the application of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image