Quotes about Influence

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Proverbs 25:15

Between every unfaithful generation and every faithful generation is one person who is determined to change. And you could be that link. So could I.

Satan still takes advantage of women and men, seizing their powers of influence for his own purposes.

Your fruit will outlast your life. You can't always see the effects, because they are eternal, but one day you will. One day you will see that you couldn't have been more significant if you'd tried.

I used to pray that God would surround them with people who were good influences. When my eyes began to open, I realized my prayers better adjust to greater reality. The truth is, godly influences are few. I pray for them to know what to do with bad influences and hope they become the good influences!

If we have received Christ as our Savior, Satan is forced to work from the outside rather than the inside. Thus, he manipulates outside influences to affect the inside decision-makers of the heart and mind.

Every conversation does not have to be blatantly spiritual for God to make it positively effectual. Sometimes God gives us favor with people who are touched or impressed with how we express ourselves because God empowered our words even when the listener couldn't distinguish the difference.

Words wield power, both divine and mortal. We might think of the comparison of the power of words like this: God's words are omnipotent. Our words are potent.

You can't promote change standing on the sidelines.

We are not a minor power in the Middle East; we are a significant player.

I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.

Alexander operated by the same principle. Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.