Quotes About Influence

I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk rock.

You do control the thoughts that follow an emotion, and you have a great deal of say in how you react to an emotion—as long as you are aware of it.

Even when you can't do or say anything to change a difficult situation, you always have a say in your perspective of what's happening, which ultimately influences your feelings about it.

One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final guidance.

It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open.

My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.

È terribile quando il nostro destino dipende dal capriccio di un'unica persona.

Nodding, Cery strode to the door and stepped through. Though the burly guards eyes him suspiciously, Cery smiled back. Never make enemies of someone's lackeys, his father had taught him. Better still, make them like you a lot.

The most powerful women in Sachaka and all you do is waste time gossiping and matchmaking

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

Actually, the most frightening power of freedom is to freely give itself up to the forces that stunt it.

When you interact with someone repeatedly over time, it changes you. That's why what you watch on TV or read or see in magazines is so critical. So watch what you watch. Be careful with whom or what you are interacting. These recurrent interactions change your cells. They change your soul. They change your countenance.

One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

Those who don't read should not lead.

Because history is told by the victors. Everything else falls away.

Otherwise he'll always be worrying about what she thinks of him. It's her eyes on him that make him so afraid of his magic. He'd be much happier and less worried without her around. As would I, frankly. I don't particularly like dragons who point sharp things at me.

As each of them voted for her, Sunny felt as though her own scales might turn pink.

It's kind of awesome knowing I have something everyone needs. I could give it away to anyone, anytime I want." "Or," Swordtail observed, "you could set your enemies on fire anytime you want." Sundew pointed one claw at Swordtail. "You," she said, "are growing on me.

This dragon could change everything.

if she got her claws on me now, she could force me into the Hive mind." "No," Blue said passionately. "That is never, never going to happen!

He was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. His real name was Ehrich Weiss. But during his lifetime, Harry always said his birthday was April 6, because that is what his mother told him.

Scarlet was murderous and insane. Not exactly the role model I want to follow.

kind of awesome knowing I have something everyone needs. I could give it away to anyone, anytime I want." "Or," Swordtail observed, "you could set your enemies on fire anytime you want." Sundew pointed one claw at Swordtail. "You," she said, "are growing on me.