Influence Quotes - Page 34

• The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.

  Tony Robbins

  Jobs, People, Leader

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• It's not leadership by position that allows people to succeed; it's the capacity to influence the thoughts, the feelings, the emotions, and the actions of other human beings.

  Tony Robbins

  People, Feelings, Succeed

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• We've always had a lot of different influences and we've always liked catchy music from the Beatles to Cheap Trick to Elvis Costello.

  Chuck Comeau

  Different, Catchy, Tricks

  "Simple Plan Reveal New Album Plans, Talk 5sos & Warped Tour". Interview with Maria Sherman, www.fuse.tv. July 22, 2015.

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• I'm an adult and I know what power means in the modern world. In the modern world, power is mainly defined by such factors as the economy, defence and cultural influence. I believe that in terms of defence, Russia is without any doubt one of the leaders because we are a nuclear power and our nuclear weapons are perhaps the best in the world.

  Vladimir Putin

  Believe, Mean, Russia

  "Putin speaks out on Ukraine, Crimea and US relations with French media". Interview with Gilles Bouleau and Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, www.rt.com. June 5, 2014.

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• Function influence but does not dictate form

  Eero Saarinen

  Doe, Form, Function

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• Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.

  Randi Weingarten

  Teacher, School, Kids

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• Judeo-Christian revelation is not the negative influence secularists proclaim it to be. Rather, it is the taproot of our civilization.

  Charles Colson

  Christian, Civilization, Negative

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• My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.

  August Wilson

  Four, Borges, Has Beens

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• My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury.

  Brandi Carlile

  Rocks, Glam Rock, Two

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• I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.

  Paul Simon

  Powerful, Thinking, Inevitable

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• Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by historian James Kloppenberg should therefore fascinate anyone interested in American politics or how ideas shape public life. Tracing the influences of Obama's family, educational, and work experiences on his ideas, Reading Obama locates a unique individual in the crosscurrents of American democracy and continuing fights over American ideals.

  Martha Minow

  Country, Powerful, Educational

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• I dont know that the United States is Gods Country, but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.

  Rich Mullins

  Country, Strong, Believe

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• I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad.

  Tom Lehman

  Dad, Successful, Thinking

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• You don't want to influence the same system you are trying to forecast.

  Nate Silver

  Trying, Want, Forecasts

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• The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.

  Faye Wattleton

  Powerful, Parent, Permanent

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• Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people.

  John C. Maxwell

  Player, People, Doers

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.27, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.

  Padmasree Warrior

  Mom, Husband, Father

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• Yeah, Dizzee Rascal is a huge influence on what I'm doing. I learnt a lot from him even though he's younger than me.

  Danny Brown

  Yeah, Rascals, Huge

  "Danny Brown Town". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 9, 2012.

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• Louise de Keroualle, being a Frenchwoman from the French court, was feared by most Englishmen for how she might influence their king, and that fear quickly turned to hatred.

  Susan Holloway Scott

  Kings, Hatred, Might

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• I've never really found inspiration for story ideas in the news, but I'd say it certainly affects our lives in so many ways. I would say that certainly the stories of the day appear in the work - I just have never gone so far as to say, well, this particular event could influence a plot of an entire book.

  Michael Koryta

  Book, Inspiration, Ideas

  "Michael Connelly on the Book He Had To Stop Writing". Interview with Nathan Rostron, www.bookish.com. February 4, 2013.

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• Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.

  Lemon Andersen

  Energy, Want, Sometimes

  "LatinoBuzz: An Interview with Lemon Andersen" by Juan Caceres, www.indiewire.com. October 3, 2012.

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• My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.

  Kyle Dunnigan

  Artist, Piano, Bigs

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• We are all cups, and our destiny is poured according to measures we cannot understand, cannot influence.

  Anne Fortier

  Destiny, Cups, Our Destiny

  Anne Fortier (2014). “The Lost Sisterhood: A Novel”, p.448, Ballantine Books

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• For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate. But when modern absolutism arose, it laid claim to everything on behalf of the sovereign power....When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.

  Lord Acton

  Children, Government, Opposites

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• When the moon shines very brilliantly, a solitude and stillness seem to proceed from her that influence even crowded places full of life.

  Charles Dickens

  Nature, Moon, Shining

  Charles Dickens (1853). “Bleak house. [20 numbers in 19 monthly pts., orig. wrappers.].”, p.469

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