Quotes about Influence

You have to pass the test of overlooking insults, ignoring what people say. They wouldn't be talking about you if you weren't making a difference, if you weren't a leader, if you weren't shining brightly.

Whatever follows the "I am" will eventually find you. When

Quit being frustrated by people who are not for you, people that make negative comments and try to discredit you, marginalize you. You're not defined by what they say. They don't control your destiny. That's just noise. Don't give them the time of day.

Everything that happens in life—the difficulties, the delays, the things that are not fair—they're not random. God is giving you the opportunity to grow, to come up higher. He's getting you prepared to handle the weight of favor, the weight of influence.

You can't let the outside pressures and other people squeeze you into becoming something that you're not.

It's important for you to get around people who will stir up [your] seeds of greatness. Don't surround yourself with naysayers. Life is too short to hang around negative, critical, cynical, skeptical, judgmental, small-minded, jealous people.

It's so important for you to get around people who will stir up [your] seeds of greatness. Don't surround yourself with naysayers. Life is too short to hang around negative, critical, cynical, skeptical, judgmental, small-minded, jealous people.

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.

When you encourage others, you, in the process, are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.

The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.

Have I allowed my personal human life to become a 'Bethlehem' for the Son of God?

A father's holy life is a rich legacy for his sons.