Quotes About Influence

He was sure of one thing only, and on this single security he built up the whole of his teaching: a living man, through his mere presence and through his personal influence, may do more to cure the sick than can any other remedy in the world. "Of all bodies in nature, none is so potent in its influence upon man as is the body of man himself.

Y, además, ¿no es acaso lo más fácil del mundo considerarse un gran hombre cuando no se tiene ni la menor idea de que hayan existido alguna vez un Rembrandt, un Beethoven, un Dante, un Napoleón?

Non vi è dubbio che una figura eroica, per il fatto solo della sua esistenza, domina per decenni e per secoli la vita spirituale. Nella vita dei fatti e della realtà, nella sfera della politica, ben di rado sono le figure eccezionali, gli uomini dalle idee pure, a decidere: decide invece la specie molto più meschina, ma più abile, degli uomini di sfondo.

What a man has taken into his bloodstream in childhood from the air of that time stays with him.

Te explico todo esto, querido, todas estas pequeñas, casi ridículas cosas, para que entiendas el poder que tenías sobre mí, aquella tímida y asustadiza niña. Ya antes de entrar en mi vida, un halo nimbaba tu persona. Estabas rodeado de una atmósfera de lujo, de maravilla y misterio.

Whenever remarkable cures have taken place, we may be pretty sure that suggestion has been at work.

o da tüm kad?nlar gibi baÅŸkalar?n?n ruh hallerinden güç al?yordu,beÄŸenildiÄŸi zaman güzel oluyordu,zeki insanlar?n olduÄŸu çevrede espriliydi,takdir edidiÄŸinde büyüklenirdi,sevilirse eÄŸer a??k olurdu,ondan ne kadar ÅŸey istenirse istensin,o hep daha fazlas?n? verirdi.

The vast power of money, mighty when you have it and even mightier when you don't, with its divine gift of freedom and the demonic fury it unleashes on those forced to do without it—

Unsere Entschlüsse sind in viel höherem Maß von der Anpassung an Stand und Umgebung abhängig, als wir geneigt sind, uns einzugestehen.

My God!' he murmured at length. 'You're taking on a hell of a lot, I can tell you! And the curious thing is that you infect other people with your almost religious faith — first those people out at Kekesfalva, and now, by degrees, even me.

Die erste Lehre war gegeben: daß die großen Männer immer die gütigsten sind.

by means of what we now call hypnosis an individual could exercise an influence for better or worse upon the mental condition of his neighbor.

He now became aware that his amazing influence over his fellow mortals did not arise from the lifeless mineral wherewith he performed his manipulations, but from himself, from the living man; that not the magnet but the magnetizer was the wizard who restored health.

Besides, isn't it confoundedly easy to think you're a great man if you aren't burdened with the slightest idea that Rembrandt, Beethoven, Dante or Napoleon ever lived?

There was a magic in the words. I suppose their power lay in their utter futility.

Some people believe that an attractive woman cannot stop men falling in love with her; but she can. If she really, in her deepest heart, does not want it, neither will they.

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.

Everyone cites [Charles Schulz], but it's with good reason. He taught me timing, tone, character development, practically everything.

The successful salesperson makes a good leader because he or she inspires trust.

When you care about someone, they have the power to control you.

It should not be difficult to accept the idea that someone else is, in 'your experience of them', in part your self-creation. But it is difficult and sometimes impossible. Impossible because accepting the idea that you are in part creating your 'other' forces you to take on board a high degree of self responsibility. Few of us easily do that. p.234