Influence Quotes · Page 84

Sincere efforts to brighten our surroundings and the lives of others return to illuminate our own final years with dignity.

— Senora Roy

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

— Aldous Huxley

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Elliott Sober

I was not going to surrender to the status quo and corporate insistence that ordinary people have no power and influence.

— Rebecca Solnit

Even the most negative thoughts cannot agitate something called Faith!

— Ruben Papian

Your way of thinking affects your life very deeply. So think positive and be positive.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes.

— Joseph C. Rost

If only people would realize that moral principles are like measles… They have to be caught. And only the people who've got…

— Aldous Huxley

Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head. I was in a…

— Mayer Hawthorne

There are books which we read early in life, which sink into our consciousness and seem to disappear without leaving a trace.…

— Anais Nin

In a way Poe was a big influence for Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. I think he really did influence many…

— Raul Garcia

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our…

— E. M. Forster

Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays…

— Mark Taimanov

Chandra Swami is a good friend of mine, and he has devotees and well-wishers in every party, including the JP. That doesn't…

— Subramanian Swamy

Now, humans have become a dominant force of planetary change and, thus, we may have entered an eon of post-biological evolution in…

— David Grinspoon

I take responsibility for the times I was arrested and the things that I did. Me being 33 now, I look back…

— Gucci Mane

If one admits that the influence of the outside world is essentially beneficial, the lack of such influence during sleep would tend…

— Erich Fromm

The will to power which always emanates from individuals or from small minorities in society is in fact a most important driving…

— Rudolf Rocker

Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts…

— George Washington

Susannah Heschel's The Aryan Jesus is a brilliant and erudite investigation of the convergence between major trends in German Protestantism and Nazi…

— Saul Friedlander

In towns it is impossible to prevent men from assembling, getting excited together and forming sudden passionate resolves. Towns are like great…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

There is one class of men who from time to time have taken a keen and practical interest in the constitution of…

— Helen Bosanquet

Executive presence has to do with the whole of the person. It's much more than presentation skill, charisma or savvy. It shows…

— Suzanne Bates

“It takes wisdom, power and influence to be able to make a positive impact on what goes on in society and in…

— Sunday Adelaja

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.

— Michael Scott

Can another help bring about a transformation in you? If he can, you are not transformed; you are merely dominated, influenced.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Exercising has a calming influence on me. It's almost like a meditation.

— Rahul Dev

Love can turn worst enemies to best friends, and best friends into lovers.

— Anonymous

Don't listen to other people, because their words don't define you and who you are!

— Anonymous

“Other people influence your life through their actions and thoughts.”

— Steven Redhead

Education is only the most fully conscious of the channels whereby each generation influences the next.

— C. S. Lewis

“Stop focusing on what others keep doing wrong; Be positive. Be a light & influence for others. Make a difference in our world.”

— Timothy Pina

For me growing up, I had a Christian upbringing, and I just noticed this Catholic influence in school.

— Hozier

The Clash were a major influence on my own music. They were the best rock 'n' roll band. Thanks, Joe.

— Bruce Springsteen

Success is not about the money you make, but the difference you make in somebody's life.

— Michelle Obama

“Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.”

— Phil Cooke

Positive thinking makes you energetic, innovative, paves way for more initiative action, which leads happiness in your life.

— Anil Sinha

I believe the greatest ability to possess is the ability to find, develop, and promote abilities in other people.

— Anonymous

Never let haters 'still' your flow. They can only do so with your permission.

— T.F. Hodge