Quotes about Influence

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 on 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 for ever, 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.

One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats—and one always secretes too much jelly.

The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.

Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!

But if Christians don't get Jesus right, what chance is there that other people will bother much with him?

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, 'Follow me.' Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.

All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

Leave everyone you meet better than you found them. Become an encourager of potential versus a destroyer of confidence.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.