Quotes About Impact

if there's not some sort of friction in a move forward, your step is not as consequential as you'd like to believe it is

Seven million people I turned on, and only one hundred thousand have come by to thank me.

Between a gasp and a sigh, a life can change forever.

You know you shook me, you shook me all night long.

It is not what happens that is success or failure, but what it does to the heart of man.

I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.

hit them fast, hit them hard, and hit them a lot

We all want to 'count for something'–to make a difference. And, accountability helps us get where want to go in terms of achieving our goals and fulfilling our responsibilities.

Duncan said, "Unless it's an actor, rapper, or politician who gets shot.

Things happen in your life that leave an imprint. Injustice left the deepest imprint on mine.

As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write, to have an impact on society, to put a personal stamp on history. . .Art and literature are the legacies we leave to succeeding generations. We'll be forgotten, but our books and essays, our stories and poems can survive us. . .

We use enough metal in caskets and underground vaults that we could rebuild the Golden Gate Bridge every January. The embalming fluid they pumped into my grandfather causes a higher incidence of leukemia and brain and colon cancer in funeral directors. The waste from the dead, along with embalming fluids, is pumped into the sewer, draining straight off the embalming table and down the drain, accompanied by the bleach that's used to disinfect the body.

part of her life wouldn't end with her death.

When someone answers a question about the foundations of a subject, it can change everything we know.

I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion.

It's geeks who really make or break a TV show or movie or videogame.

I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain people, you're doing a good thing.

We have to ask, Why is there no other first-century Jew who has millions of followers today? Why isn't there a John the Baptist movement? Why, of all first-century figures, including the Roman emperors, is Jesus still worshiped today, while the others have crumbled into the dust of history?

Men are not the causers of history. History itself, by a pressure of events, causes men to resort to particular actions.

So thoughtlessly we sling on our destinies.

If the clicker became useless in grown men's hands, no games to watch, no highlights shown, ESPN left with only test patterns and re-runs of Rudy, wouldn't the indignation level be a whole lot higher? If sports, all sports, all levels, were shut down, wouldn't the big clock be ticking a lot louder? Wouldn't John Boehner be calling the President and vice versa? Wouldn't Ted Cruz have to shut up in a hurry?

One of the most important popular concepts that we do have to ditch is the idea that there is some natural balance that mankind is intruding upon as a result of our growth.

The exact moment that two humans lay eyes on each other has awesome potency.

Your eyes are personal grenades that have the power to detonate people's emotions.