Quotes about Influence
The life of every human being on earth can depend on the experience, judgment, and vigilance of the person in the Oval Office.
— Jimmy Carter
A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people and our country want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.
— Jimmy Carter
I never considered disobeying an order or even a request from Daddy. I loved and admired him, and one of my preeminent goals in life was to earn his approbation. I learned to expect his criticisms, always constructive, but his accolades were rare. My
— Jimmy Carter
To let the gospel of Jesus shape how we work means to heed the influence of both the psychological idols within our hearts as well as the sociological idols in our culture and profession.
— Timothy Keller
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
— Albert Schweitzer
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us.
— Earl Nightingale
Success is something you attract by the person you become.
— Jim Rohn
Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
— Napoleon Hill
Never allow a person to tell you NO who doesn't have the power to say YES.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.
— Vince Lombardi
It must be good to die in the knowledge that one has done some truthful work and to know that, as a result, one will live in the memory of at least a few and leave a good example for those who come after. A work that is good may not last forever, but the thought expressed by it will, and the work itself will surely survive for a very long time, and those who come later can do no better than follow in the footsteps of such predecessors and copy their example.
— Vincent Van Gogh