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The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training. ↗

— Frank Herbert

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Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter. ↗

— Paxton Hood

#choosing #reading #reading-books #influence

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you. ↗

— Rick Warren

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There is eternal influence and power in motherhood. ↗

— Julie B. Beck

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All novels are sequels; influence is bliss. ↗

— Michael Chabon

#cliche #novels #originality #writing #influence

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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India shaped my mind, anchored my identity, influenced my beliefs, and made me who I am. ... India matters to me and I would like to matter to India. ↗

— Shashi Tharoor

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Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion. ↗

— Mikhail Bulgakov

#influence #suggestion #terror #influence

All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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All over the world major museums have bowed to the influence of Disney and become theme parks in their own right. The past, whether Renaissance Italy or Ancient Egypt, is re-assimilated and homogenized into its most digestible form. Desperate for the new, but disappointed with anything but the familiar, we recolonize past and future. The same trend can be seen in personal relationships, in the way people are expected to package themselves, their emotions and sexuality, in attractive and instantly appealing forms. ↗

— J.G. Ballard

#disney #future #history #past #relationships