Quotes about Influence

People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be—not what you nag them to be."6 A little boy said these words to his father: "Dad, let's play darts.

The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.

Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.

At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

One person, with good purpose, can, constitute the majority.

Intelligence always had a pornographic influence on me.

People may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel

Will I be less dead because I wrote this poem or you more because you read it long years hence.

You have no idea what your legacy will be because your legacy is every life you touch.