Influence Quotes

3440 quotes by 2293 authors

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What… — Mary Kay Ash
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle… — Charles Babbage
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
My first influence obviously was Picasso. — David Bailey
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries,… — Cleveland Abbe
A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed. — Honore de Balzac
I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you. — Eric Bana
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he… — Henry Adams
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries. — Jose Manuel Barroso
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams
You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even… — Scott Adams
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. — Joseph Addison
Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. — John Berger
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. — Henry Ward Beecher
The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others. — Henry Ward Beecher
What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin. — Henry Ward Beecher
It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels… — Ezra Taft Benson
And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them. — Henri Bergson
I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters. — Jello Biafra

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