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title: "7 Stories Affect Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Stories Affect quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Stories Affect sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like stories that affect families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-smith/i-like-stories-that-affect-families/)

[Shepard Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/shepard-smith-20335_families_i-like-stories-that-affect-families-3348_334824.jpg)

> [I try to do stories that make a difference -- stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-curry/i-try-to-do-stories-that-make-a-difference-stories-that-affect-the/)

[Ann Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-curry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/ann-curry-26097_differences_i-try-to-do-stories-that-make-a-differen_372550.png)

> [We don't think much about how our love stories will affect the world, but they do. Children learn what's worth living for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/we-don-t-think-much-about-how-our-love-stories-will-affect-the-world/)

[Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/donald-miller-607_be-brave_we-don-t-think-much-about-how-our-love-s_540163.jpg)

> [Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/why-can-t-black-women-on-stage-tell-stories-that-can-affect-white-men/)

[Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/danai-gurira-14419_audience_why-can-t-black-women-on-stage-tell-stor_810404.jpg)

> [In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aloe-blacc/in-hip-hop-i-wasn-t-very-focused-on-delivering-a-message-it-was-just/)

[Aloe Blacc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aloe-blacc/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/aloe-blacc-23268_able_in-hip-hop-i-wasn-t-very-focused-on-deli_1238604.png)

> [For me, I want to tell stories that will affect my children in a positive way, that they can be proud of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-landon-jr/for-me-i-want-to-tell-stories-that-will-affect-my-children-in-a/)

[Michael Landon, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-landon-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/michael-landon-jr-32944_be-proud_for-me-i-want-to-tell-stories-that-will_2836282.jpg)

> [Our stories affect one another whether we know it or not. Sometimes obedience isn't for us at all, but for another. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-hatmaker/our-stories-affect-one-another-whether-we-know-it-or-not-sometimes/)

[Jen Hatmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-hatmaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/jen-hatmaker-4184_balance_our-stories-affect-one-another-whether-w_3182996.png)

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