Quotes About Influence

History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith.

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we don't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining; they just shine. —D. L. MOODY (1837–1899)

Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, Don't do drugs. I feel I ought to say that.

Your father's an asshole. It's not a disease. You don't have to catch it.

News flash, lady. There are no queens anymore," Shane said. He loaded shells in a shotgun and snapped it shut, then searched for a place to strap it on that didn't interfere with the flamethrower. "No queens, no kings, no emperors. Not in America. Only CEOs. Same thing, but not so many crowns.

Morley put his hand over his heart and bowed from the waist, a gesture that somehow reminded Claire of Myrnin. It reminded her she missed him, too, which was just wrong. She should not be missing Morganville, or anyone in it. Especially not the crazy boss vampire who'd put fang marks in her neck that would never, ever go away. She was doomed to high-necked shirts because of him. But she did miss him.

But the past never leaves us. It's in every breath, every cell, every second. I know that now.

You call us book lovers, and it's true. We are. And so are you, at heart. You believe in the power of them to change the world.

You may live in your small, dark corner and light a candle and pretend it is the sun; in time, you might even believe it. I certainly cannot stop you. But I will mourn for those you drag into the darkness along with you.

Because revolution rarely comes from those in charge.

A petty kind of power is still power.

Rely on the internet for how you look at the world, though, and you'll see the worst side of people represented far too much.

I hate that I see the world through eyes you crafted.

Power holds always the hidden edge of threat.

It's almost like rising to the highest levels of power comes with a side order of sociopathy—who could have seen that coming?

Library rules the world, son. Best to have a seat at the table

Rely on the internet for how you look at the world, though, and you'll see the worst side of people represented far too much.

If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantment of later years … the alienation from the sources of our strength.

They were tricky, those demons. Could they be trusted? Of course they could be trusted. She'd created them. She owned them. They wouldn't lead her astray.

The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart.

The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's no getting over that." My

The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's not getting over that.

That's funny. I've always liked Naomi's version of me the best. I'm always much more interesting when she talks about me.

The important people in your lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart.