Quotes About Influence

He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.

Don Corleone did this by putting a pistol to the forehead of the band leader and assuring him with the utmost seriousness that either his signature or his brains would rest on that document in exactly one minute. Les Halley signed.

For justice we must go on our knees to Don Corleone.

Anybody. She uses her body like I use the loose

Don Vito Corleone was a man to whom everybody came for help, and never were they disappointed. He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.

The Don sighed. "Well, then I can't talk to you about how you should behave. Don't you want to finish school, don't you want to be a lawyer? Lawyers can steal more money with a briefcase than a thousand men with guns and masks.

Macht ist nur die leere Erhöhung des eigenen Willens über den Willen anderer.

No existía ninguna atmósfera mejor que la del dinero para entrar en razones.

Don Corleone was too weak to speak much but he wished to listen and exercise veto powers.

But his Godfather had never said such and such a thing could be done without having it done.

Una vez había oído decir a Don Corleone que un abogado, con su cartera de mano, podía robar más que un centenar de hombres con metralletas.

he did not have that personal magnetism, that animal force

But there were too many factions, too many special interests that conflicted.

Like any other parent he wanted his children to go to better schools and mix with better companions

But great men are not born great, they grow great, and so it was with Vito Corleone.

truth was a source of power, a lever of control, why should anyone give it away?

If by some misfortune an honest man like yourself made enemies they would become my enemies - the Don raised his arm, finger pointing at Bonasera - and then, believe me, they would fear you.

Ta s? Ä'Æ°a cho h?n má»™t l?i ?? ngh? mà h?n không th? t? ch?i.

This guy is a personal friend of J. Edgar Hoover," Johnny said. "You can't even raise your voice to him." "He's a businessman," the Don said blandly. "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

A writer is not always conscious of the influences he has received.

Trujillo podía hacer que el agua se volviera vino y los panes se multiplicaran, si le daba en los cojones

Un psicólogo puede ser más peligroso que el mismísimo diablo, lo supe desde que leí a Freud.

La consciente e inteligente manipulación de los hábitos organizados y las opiniones de las masas es un elemento importante de la sociedad democrática

las dos personas más influyentes en el destino de Guatemala y, en cierta forma, de toda Centroamérica en el siglo XX fueron Edward L. Bernays y Sam Zemurray