Quotes About Influence

The real truth, that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control. Absolutely no one.

We are led by the least among us and we do not fight back against the dehumanizing values that are handed down as control icons.

Older sisters are far more powerful than vampires. Not even garlic or a crucifix will keep us away when we're determined to meddle in your affairs.

book variables, student variables, and school variables.

Give the world half of what Nina Simone gave it, and you have lived an exceptional life.

Culture affects all aspects of a school. It influences informal conversations in the faculty lunch room, the type of instruction valued, how professional development is viewed, and the shared commitment to assuring all students learn. Several examples illustrate its pervasiveness.

He understood that letting the magic guide him, that letting it think it was in control when actually it wasn't, allowed him to be its master.

Power corrupts, and if not watched carefully, if not kept under control, it will come to dominate the user.

son los actos y no las palabras los que marcan la diferencia.

You don't bring about major political change simply by changing people's minds. It's their interests that need to be assailed, not their opinions.

People who are both powerful and dissatisfied are peculiarly dangerous.

Morality cannot be divorced from power.

Ends and origins are not inherent in the world. It is you, not the world, who calls the shots in this respect. Wherever you make a start, however, you may be sure that an enormous amount will have happend already. And whenever you call a halt, a great deal will carry on regardless.

The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything.

Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become.

When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their dignity while they do as you insist. ~ Kahlan Mother Confessor

Everyone has an effect on others. Some people inspire others to do great things. Some take people into crime with them. Those with the gift affect those around them even more.

I'm surprised you don't know more about magic, Sister Verna. There is a word that is magic. It can accomplish more than you might think. Maybe you have heard it before. It is the word 'please.

Leadership is a nurturing of those under your command.

It's easy to lead people when they have a sense of purpose. Sense of purpose is more important by far than the truth.

Never let a beautiful woman pick your path for you when there is a man in her line of sight

He is teaching them to eat those seeds," she said through clenched teeth, "out of Raina and Berdine's hands. The two of them were giggling." – Cara

Like all power, it simply exists. It's the user who determines what use it will be put to.

The power is neither evil not good; it simply exists. It is up to the mind of man to put it to use.