Quotes About Influence

I grew up to have my father's looks- my father's speech patterns-my father's posture- my father's opinions and my mother's contempt for my father

After all is said that can be said upon the liquor traffic, its influence is degrading upon the individual, the family, politics and business, and upon everything that you touch in this old world.

First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

The Family is the Country of the heart. There is an angel in the Family who, by the mysterious influence of grace, of sweetness, and of love, renders the fulfilment of duties less wearisome, sorrows less bitter. The only pure joys unmixed with sadnes

The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married. I don't know, but until your mom dies it seems like all the other women in your life can never be more than just your mistress.

You can't teach a son to be loyal if the father is not loyal. The same applies with the mother and her daughter.

The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then there are those remarkably rare, addictive ones who just bring out the most. Of everything. They make you feel so alive that you'd follow them straight into hell, just to keep getting your fix.

The best way to judge the worth of a persons wealth is to count the number of genuine persons he has got in his network.

We are, all of us, affected by those who have known us. No love, no friendship, can ever cross our path without changing us forever.

True friendship is contagious, it never stops affecting the morals of those in the positive pursuit of enduring perfection.

There are two types of friends; one who always pushes you to do the right thing and one who always abetting you to do the wrong thing.

If your heart tends to force friends to do as you say, seed of discord is being planted in your relationship.

Dont befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

Friendship is like standing on wet cement. The longer you stay, the harder it's to leave, and you can never go without leaving your footprints behind.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Take note, girls. Wherever you are in the world, find an amazing group of girls to call your friends. It makes all the difference.

Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.

Do not choose for your friends and familiar acquaintance those that are of an estate or quality too much above yours...You will hereby accustom yourselves to live after their rate in clothes, in habit, and in expenses, whereby you will learn a fashion and rank of life above your degree and estate, which will in the end be your undoing.

A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.