Quotes About Influence

history is shaped by the belief systems of those who made it.

The problem for me is that I can't ever really see who Gregory is, any more than I can see what a mirror by itself looks like, because he reflects whoever's around him.

whatever she was up to, the whole thing made him

What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them.

A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord.

A daughter will follow in her mom's footsteps so make sure to set a good example.

Let your life choices tell others of your wonderful God as you walk through life worshiping Him.

He was powerful and I died of love in his shadow.

A parent is inexcusable who does not personally teach her child to think.

David was catnip and kryptonite to me.

I watched them, thinking that little girls who make their mothers live grow up to be such powerful women.

When asked how he could tell the difference, the saint said that you can only tell which is which by the way you feel after the creature has left your company. If you are appalled, he said, then it was a devil who had visited you. If you feel lightened, it was an angel.

There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding contentment. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact with, whom share my body and life and money and energy with.

As humans, after all, we become that which we seek. Dairy farming makes men steady and reliable and temperate; deer hunting makes men quiet and fast and sensitive; lobster fishing makes men suspicious and wily and ruthless.

Sometimes it's just true that other people have better ideas for your life than you do.

I wanted to be all Gandhi about this. I wanted to be all Nelson Mandela about this. Not realizing at the time that both Gandhi and Mandela were lawyers.

The fact that this was a fairly accurate portrait of my own mother is a quick indicator of how difficult it once was for me to tell the difference between myself and the powerful woman who had raised me.

the only truly fearless people I've ever met were straight-up sociopaths and a few exceptionally reckless three-year-olds—and those aren't good role models for anyone. The

History has a pulse, they say - but mostly I have never been able to hear it, not even when it is drumming right in my goddamn ears.

Que quantidade incrível de fatores constitui um único ser humano! Em quantas camadas nós funcionamos, e que quantidade de influências recebemos de nossas mentes, corpos, histórias, famílias, cidades, almas e almoços!

the problem with stage actresses is that once they are gone, they are forgotten. If you never saw her perform onstage, then you would not be able to understand her power and appeal.