Quotes About Influence

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.

Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.

Wisdom adorneth riches and casteth a shadow over poverty.

The ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs.

...there are some who are naturally fitted for philosophy and political leadership, while the rest should follow their lead and let philosophy alone.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful.

Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?

Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed

There is no teaching to compare with example.

Screening out peer pressure and conventional wisdom. It is so powerful, that most of us aren't even aware of how much it is influencing our decisions.

Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives

I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come - in public opinion.

The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.

Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured'.

A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements.

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

Nothing mortal is so unstable and subject to change as power which has no foundation.

Words matter, and the right words matter most of all. In the end they're all that remain of us.

Power naturally and necessarily follows property.

Great men have been among us; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom--better none

The machine does not control the mind of man, though it affects the mind of man; it is the mind of man that can and should control the machine.

Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?