Quotes About Influence

One of our most important defenses against satanic influence will be learning how to behave out of what we know is truth rather than what we feel. Satan's desire is to modify human behavior to accomplish his unholy purposes.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

we have received Christ as our Savior, Satan is forced to work from the outside rather than the inside. Thus, he manipulates outside influences to affect the inside decision-makers of the heart and mind.

God's words possess omnipotent achieving and accomplishing power. Our words can have potent achieving and accomplishing power.

When you need to set boundaries . . . They are the kind [of people] who work their way into people's homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. 2 TIMOTHY 3:6

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Proverbs 25:15

Between every unfaithful generation and every faithful generation is one person who is determined to change. And you could be that link. So could I.

Satan still takes advantage of women and men, seizing their powers of influence for his own purposes.

Your fruit will outlast your life. You can't always see the effects, because they are eternal, but one day you will. One day you will see that you couldn't have been more significant if you'd tried.

I used to pray that God would surround them with people who were good influences. When my eyes began to open, I realized my prayers better adjust to greater reality. The truth is, godly influences are few. I pray for them to know what to do with bad influences and hope they become the good influences!

If we have received Christ as our Savior, Satan is forced to work from the outside rather than the inside. Thus, he manipulates outside influences to affect the inside decision-makers of the heart and mind.

Every conversation does not have to be blatantly spiritual for God to make it positively effectual. Sometimes God gives us favor with people who are touched or impressed with how we express ourselves because God empowered our words even when the listener couldn't distinguish the difference.

Words wield power, both divine and mortal. We might think of the comparison of the power of words like this: God's words are omnipotent. Our words are potent.

Look, rich people and business people do well whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge.

Both political parties, Republicans and Democrats, are dependent on the same private interest groups for campaign funds, so both parties dance to the same masters.

I was brought up when media still kept totally away from violence when it came to children. I don't think it would have made me scared of violence, but I find it repulsive.

No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it.

Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now.

I would like you to consider the difference in the time from 1963 to date. The FBI, at that time, was headed by Mr. Hoover who had been appointed Director continuously. He had, I would say, a good reputation.

Knowing that my granddad was a highly respected actor wasn't necessarily intimidating, but it definitely meant there was always a pressure to live up to his reputation. I think that's why acting wasn't something I even considered doing, as a kid.

President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.

Mentoring is the last refuge of the older artist. With luck, disciples will keep one's books in print, one's reputation alive.

Israel now has a reputation around the world of being not just a place to develop products and technology but to develop ideas.

Cyprus has a reputation as a laundromat for the Russians who are trying to avoid sanctions.