Influence Quotes · Page 55

Our own species evolved under the influence of group selection, as Darwin emphasized when he discussed the evolution of altruism.

— Elliott Sober

One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

— Aldous Huxley

I love the way you smile, it relieves my worries, hung-ups and hurts!

— Anonymous

“Influence in society, however, is a capital which has to be economized if it is to last.”

— Leo Tolstoy

Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life…

— Tim Conway

If you want to upgrade your circle of influence, it begins with upgrading yourself.

— Hal Elrod

Freud was one of the greatest influences on me. He made myth into psychiatry, and I've been trying to turn it back…

— Ross Macdonald

Labour once spent has no influence on the future value of any article; it isgone and lost for ever. In commerce bygones…

— William Stanley Jevons

“Honour comes and goes, influence comes and stays, but none of them safeguards us against danger than the mentor of true leadership;…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I like to give people equipment and stuff. For me, it's a kind of payback. Anyone who is an influence or hero…

— Joe Walsh

Obscurantism is the academic theorist's revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity - a way of proclaiming…

— David Lehman

The polls undoubtedly help to decide what people think, but their most important long-term influence may be on how people think. The…

— Christopher Hitchens

The first time I was in this state recruiting, that's when I knew I wanted to be a Gator, because I saw…

— Jim McElwain

My mother was a big influence; she was exceedingly chic, completely dressed in a completely different manner than I did. I was…

— Iris Apfel

When I was very young, I took no interest in party politics. My line of interest was how can you be part…

— Margrethe Vestager

But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to…

— David Hume

It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an…

— Greg Graffin

The natural inclination of man is to rely solely upon himself and to ignore the purpose of his existence as well as…

— Delbert L. Stapley

Shook is the musical universe I created. I come from a classical and jazz background and my father is a jazz pianist,…

— Shook

“Research suggests that there are two fundamental paths to influence: dominance and prestige. When we establish dominance, we gain influence because others…

— Adam M. Grant

With the gift of the Holy Ghost comes the ability to develop a powerfully sensitive capacity to make the right choices. Cultivate…

— Richard G. Scott

In my early life, and probably even today, it is not sufficiently understood that a child's education should include at least a…

— Phyllis Bottome

The faults of advertising are only those common to all human institutions. If advertising speaks to a thousand in order to influence…

— Bruce Barton

Ripe old age, cheerful, useful, and understanding, is one of the finest influences in the world.

— Ida Tarbell

One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.

— Stokely Carmichael

I like a lot of modern art. I like Chuck Close a lot. It doesn't necessarily directly influence the work I draw…

— Jim Lee

Philip Roth has been a huge influence on me. The early books I read in my teens and twenties.

— Nathan Englander

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

— Chanel West Coast

I'm interested in the history of ideas and how these ideas take on flesh and influence culture, and the church.

— Kevin Vanhoozer

“You were born to be brilliant in your own way and in your own sphere of influence.”

— Catherine Toon

Making money can give you a sense of achievement. But only Making a Difference will give you a sense of Fulfillment.

— Anonymous

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

— Alexander Hamilton

A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

One small positive thought can change your whole day or your whole life.

— Nishant Grover

Whether you believe in yourself or not has a immense impact on what you attempt in life.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one direction, have great influence on the public mind.

— Edmund Burke

“A leader is a thorn in the flesh of oppressive people. They never feel comfortable when a leader stands up.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

I just know I want to be an example of what I believe in. I want to influence people. People that are…

— Will Compton