Quotes About Impact

I do not judge men by anything they can do. Their greatest deed is the impression they make on me.

I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

The cane leaves a mark on your flesh for a few hours, a day or two. The good answers to the questions leave a mark on your brain for many years, sometimes even for life," my father said.

Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.

The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it's only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse.

Prayer alone can do a lot of good for the people you pray for. Beyond that, it's not necessary to try to help the whole world. Concentrate on your own circle of companions who need you. Then, whatever you do will be of greater benefit.

making a child into the family hero—the light all others depend upon—is a form of trauma.

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body; use yours to lift someone up today.

If', it's a little word, but casts an awfully big shadow.

You can't just check out and think it will all be over. It won't be over for anyone who loves you. You'll only leave them to run after the pieces that scatter in the angry wind. You'll leave them desperately trying to solve the problems you wouldn't . . . all while plugging their own wounds. Even if you're like me, single without children, you could impact generations.

The best words I ever heard about making your own reputation," Gram said, looking over her shoulder into the back seat, "is that you come into the world crying while everyone is smiling at the miracle of you, and you should live your life so when you leave it, you're smiling, but everyone else is crying because the miracle of you is gone.

So, Anna, did you know That when you kill yourself Those you say you love, They die too?

Somehow, I feel almost blinded myself. And I am forever left to wonder Whether telling you how truly special You were Might have made a difference.

When your hero dies, everything he stood for does not end. Everything he stood for must continue.

Steve was right. Bringing people into close proximity to wildlife was all you had to do.

I learned so much from Steve. He helped me reevaluate my own purpose, my own life. What would happen if I didn't make it to forty? What legacy would I leave?

One crowded hour of glorious life is worth more than an age without a name. I had no regrets for Steve's glorious life, and I know he couldn't have lived any other way.

As strong as Steve was in this life, I knew without a doubt he would be a force to be reckoned with in the next.

Everything rises and falls on leadership. —John Maxwell

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. Admiral Bill McRaven (Navy SEAL)

Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed the lives of fantasy writers and editors. I get to live in England and work for a New York publisher!

Successful revolutions are those which end up by erasing all traces of themselves.

Winston Churchill said, "If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then a third time—a tremendous whack.