Quotes About Influence

that he alone started and stopped panics.

the power balance has tilted dramatically away from the bankers.

there will never be another bank as powerful, mysterious, or opulent as the old House of Morgan.

Even in death, Peabody managed to foster Anglo-American harmony.

The quieter he was, the more forceful his presence seemed

Rockefeller handled people adroitly and wasn't the cold curmudgeon of later myth.

Mr. Rockefeller, maintaining the utmost courtesy, continued to dominate the room.

I am profoundly, profoundly thankful that I had anything to do with this affair.

but he is kept in check by the Drexels.

He never told us what to do or not to do.

Practically not a barrel of oil could get to a railroad without [Rockefeller's] consent.

Whatever his own discomfort, Rockefeller made an excellent impression.

Rockefeller was enormously gratified and touched by the warm, spontaneous enthusiasm of the students.

As a philanthropist, Rockefeller chose to cultivate a wise detachment from his creations and told Harper that he saw himself as a silent partner in the operation

Archbold became Rockefeller's proxy, picked successor, surrogate son, and court jester.

Where Junius had accommodated the Rothschilds, Pierpont defied them, secretly demanding a higher commission on the issue

measurement of a system can alter its behavior

You are what you inhabit.

The final exercise (according to documents obtained by WikiLeaks—Haggis refused to talk about it) was "Go out to a park, train station or other busy area. Practice placing an intention into individuals until you can successfully and easily place an intention into or on a Being and/or a body.

By giving her what she most wanted, he also placed her and the Indonesian government under his direction. What had been granted could also be taken away. That was an authority he had just awarded himself.

shapes thinking, creating mental habits, which can

Never have I felt so keenly the danger of new religious movements and the damage that is done to people who are lured into such groups, not out of weakness in character, but through their deisre to do good and live meaningful lives.

The example of this poor, dark-skinned man who turned the empire upside-down made a deep impression on the young Sadat. "I began to imitate him," he writes. "I took off all my clothes, covered myself from the waist down with an apron, made myself a spindle, and withdrew to a solitary nook on the roof of our house in Cairo.

The essence of leadership is not giving things or even providing visions. It is offering oneself and one's spirit.