Quotes About Influence

The world turns on a dime, the same now as it always has — which is to say, money makes the world go 'round. It's also what makes the world go spinning out of control.

I dread that awkward moment when a friend hands you the book that changed his or her life, and it is a book that you have despised since you were fourteen.

I had seen movies before that that had made me laugh, but I had never seen anything even remotely close to as funny as Richard Pryor was, just standing there talking.

I really feel like it's a travesty to make a child famous. I really do.

What becomes of someone who thinks he has all the power... and what becomes of someone who believes he has none?

The past is never done with us in any substantial way. The most cursory examination reveals its bloody fingerprints on every surface of our lives.

I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad.

When you drop any new idea in the pond of the world, you get a ripple effect. You have to be aware that you will be creating a cascade of change.

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment.

Content is not only King, it's Ka-Ching

Someone who uses social media successfully doesn't just create content; he or she also creates conversations, and those conversations create communities.

There's more politics in the police department than the Catholic Church,

But what looked like a more diverse and open media world, where anyone could be a reporter or reach an audience, is turning into one where a very few companies control the information pipelines.

Not so much a trickle down as a dragging-along.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.

You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.

What you keep before your eyes will affect you.

True success is when you reach back and bring somebody along with you.

Be careful with whom you associate, especially when you feel emotionally vulnerable, because negative people can steal the dream right out of your heart.

Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.

Whatever follows the "I am" will eventually find you.

Other people do not determine your potential.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing that person to control you.