Quotes about Influence

Nothing, no one, is too small to matter. What you do is going to make a difference.

The best way to guide children without coercion is to be ourselves.

If the artist reflects only his own culture, then his works will die with that culture. But if his works reflect the eternal and universal, they will revive.

So I know, with a sense of responsibility that hits me with a cold fist in the pit of my stomach, that what I am is going to make more difference to my own children and those I talk to and teach than anything I tell them.

We do not draw people to Christ by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.

Power is what Satan offers us, whereas God keeps pointing out that we serve el best in our weakness, so that we can acknowledge that it is the Creator choosing to work through us, his fragile creatures. It is God who has made us, and not we ourselves. But because we enjoy feeling powerful, we accept Satan's offers.

Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not.

Success is not what you leave to but what you leave behind

My dear husband, Richard, has been the driving force behind my success and rise to whatever level I am now. My story and legacy is incomplete without his mention.

If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.

Be around people that make you want to be a better person, who make you feel good, make you laugh, and remind you what's important in life.

A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won't have to beg anyone to follow you.