Quotes About Influence

his attitude towards the Treaty was similarly influenced by his determination to show that he, not Collins, was the real Irish leader. Hence the President's refusal to accept the Treaty even under the terms urged upon him by Sean T. O'Kelly.

The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama.

Words are instruments, they are tools that, in their different ways, are as effective as any sharp edge or violate chemical. They are, like coins, items of great value, but they represent a currency that, well spent, returns ever greater riches.

How did we suddenly become entranced with gangster culture? I saw it this morning on campus. When did the black community say we should all look like criminals?

Harrison brought along a copy of a new record he was obsessed with, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. On only his second album, Dylan turned in an all-original breakout with meteors like "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." Lennon and McCartney sponged it up as only two songwriters could while they hammered out sound-track songs for their movie, which would begin filming in March.

Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.

People who don't pursue their own dreams probably won't encourage you to pursue yours;

Cleaner Law: surround yourself with those who want you to succeed, who recognize what it takes to be successful. People who don't pursue their own dreams probably won't encourage you to pursue yours; they'll tell you every negative thing they tell themselves.

That's what champions do; they put people in place to get results and make everyone else around them look better.

Your network is your net worth.

Go back into your yesterdays, at times, and bathe your mind in the beautiful memories of past love. It will soften the influence of the present worries and annoyances. It will give you a source of escape from the unpleasant realities of life and maybe—who knows?—your mind will yield to you, during this temporary retreat into the world of . . . plans which may change the entire financial or spiritual status of your life.

Power is the mistress that stalks us all.

That's not how the world is run," I replied. "It's run via intangibles—knowledge, networks, and compassion.

Not only does language reflect a person's thinking, but it also reinforces a person's thinking.

Talk long enough about what you lack, and soon the only people who will hang out with you are "lackys.

If you can convince yourself, you can convince the other fellow,

humans are more likely to accept a person's advice because of the communicator's level of certainty than because of his or her track record or résumé. Show me someone who lights up a room, commands respect, and charms everyone, and I'll point out the underlying energy that makes it all possible: confidence.

the success of leaders will rise or fall based on the decisions they make about the people around them.

I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.

Our whole society's a training ground for addicts.

They've made the mistake of thinking that power over others and leadership are the same thing.

People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway.

Washington was a small town run by people who believed that they lived in the center of the universe.

They might not love Big Brother, but they knew he was part of the family now.