#influence

Mantovani was a great influence on me. ↗

— Brian May

#influence #me

It is impossible to estimate full influence of the reading of the Word in a home day after day and year after year. It filters into the hearts of the young. It is absorbed into their souls. It colors all their thoughts. It is wrought into the very fiber of their minds. It imbues them with its own spirit. It’s holy teachings become the principles of their lives, which rule their conduct and shape all their actions. ↗

— J.R. Miller

#children #family #home #influence #word-of-god

There are certain phrases potent to make my blood boil -- improper influence! What old woman's cackle is that?" "Are you a young lady?" "I am a thousand times better: I am an honest woman, and as such I will be treated. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#expectations #gender #honesty #independence #influence

Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities. ↗

— Criss Jami

#community #contribution #difference #drift #happiness

Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a 'paper millionaire', but by being a 'people millionaire'. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#greatness #influence #inspirational #inspirational

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion. ↗

— Harold H. Greene

#influenced #opinion #outside #want

Public influence is the real government of the world. ↗

— Josiah Warren

#influence #public #real #world

There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can't forget your parents and all they've done to help you to get here. ↗

— Michael P. Anderson

#different ways #done #first #first of all #forget

It is tough to say what has influenced me the most because I know that Mozart makes me think better, but you cannot beat Dave Matthews for feeling good! ↗

— Mackenzie Astin

#because #better #cannot #dave #dave matthews

I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence. ↗

— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

#children #choose #course #i #influence