Quotes about Influence
And there hath not been any one more effectual means of bringing unholiness, with an ungodly course of conversation, into the Christian world, than this one of teaching men to satisfy themselves in this duty by their saying, reading, or repetition of the words of other men, which, it may be, they understand not, and certainly are not in a due manner affected withal; for it is this duty whereby our whole course is principally influenced.
- John Owen
If an EHM is completely successful, the loans are so large that the debtor is forced to default on its payments after a few years. When this happens, then like the Mafia we demand our pound of flesh. This often includes one or more of the following: control over United Nations votes, the installation of military bases, or access to precious resources such as oil or the Panama Canal. Of course, the debtor still owes us the money—and another country is added to our global empire.
- John Perkins
As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...
- John Updike
A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people.
- John Wooden
Before You Can Lead Others, You Must Be Able to Lead Yourself.
- John Wooden
There is also the professional mentor, a person whose success in his or her career can be a source of practical wisdom and inspiration. This success might be mea sured in material gain or far-reaching influence, or in lives touched and relationships fostered. These mentors can offer a model for good business, ethical practices, and effective work habits, and they often provide the motivation we need to seize whatever opportunities come our way.
- John Wooden
No written word nor spoken plea Can teach our youth what they should be. Nor all the books on all the shelves. It's what the teachers are themselves.
- John Wooden
The only way we have of influencing the future is to own the present, however we find it.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. SIR ISAAC NEWTON
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Dr. Lown's story graphically illustrates the enormous power that strongly held beliefs, which are in actuality just thoughts, can have on our health.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
- Pope John Paul II
A family is a tyranny ruled over by it's weakest member.
- George Bernard Shaw