Quotes about Influence
One time, a Protestant minister said, "We made Jesus blonde haired and blue eyed and very cute. We made Jesus somehow a much more feminine figure." And there's probably truth to that.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
As a child, I came across the Bible, but nobody in my family had anything to do with religion. I just felt a profound truth there that appealed to me.
— Dorothy Day
As the least drop of wine tinges the whole goblet, so the least particle of truth colors our whole life.
— Henry David Thoreau
The highest truth needs no communicating, for it is by its very nature self-propelling. It radiates its influence silently as the rose its fragrance without the intervention of a medium.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Error indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error.
— Thomas Jefferson
It is the simple truth to say that the New Testament books became canonical because no one could stop them doing so.
— William Barclay
If you want to kill giants, hang around a giant killer. It rubs off.
— Bill Johnson
Wen I die, my money is not gonna come with me. My movies will live on for people to judge what I was as a person. I just want to stay curious and keep smiling like the joker
— Heath Ledger
Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth, your attitude and your day. Don't give anyone that much power over your life.
— Germany Kent
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
— James Madison
Parents don't care about their children; they're emotional, egotistical, selfish, and screw up their kids! Pastors knowingly mislead their flock by telling them that they can continue to sin and yet know God - because they themselves still sin. And we all know that the government does not care at all for the people.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
In my own career, I used to do a Sinatra medley in every show, or at least sing one of his songs.
— Frank Sinatra Jr.