#flu

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#man #poor #rich #successful #successful man

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent. ↗

— Don Marquis

#careful #child #grandparent #influence #must

And very often the influence exerted on a person's character by the amount of his income is hardly less, if it is less, than that exerted by the way in which it is earned. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

#character #earned #exerted #hardly #his

I also had this mistaken dream, fantasy really - perhaps because I'm good at languages - of being able in both Italy and France to become someone else through my fluency in the language. ↗

— Harry Mathews

#also #because #become #being #both

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#before #beginning #firmly #ground #in the beginning

I think it's very comforting for people to put me in a box. 'Oh, she's a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.' ↗

— Marissa Mayer

#clothes #comforting #doing #electronics #fluffy

Shifting toward management meant greater responsibility and influence, but it also meant giving up programming day-to-day in my role, which was hard because it took me out of my comfort zone. ↗

— Marissa Mayer

#because #comfort #comfort zone #day-to-day #giving

For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#me #meaning #meaning of #more #much

We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

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The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#broadcasters #commercial #couple #extremely #first