Quotes About Impact

One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.

I think that whether we acknowledge it or not, our opinions as authors always influence our work. How can they not?

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.

Jemanden zu beeinflussen bedeutet, ihm eine fremde Seele zu geben.

There is no such thing as good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral- immoral from a scientific point of view.

I knew that I had come face to face with someone whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

It is personalities, not principles, that move the age

All bad art is the result of good intentions.

Nothing that actually occurs is of the smallest importance.

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad. I want a breath of our passion to stir dust into consciousness, to wake their ashes into pain.

Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.

One of the greatest tragedies of my life is the death of Lucien de Rubempré… It haunts me in my moments of pleasure. I remember it when I laugh.

I am glad you don't think I am heartless. I am nothing of the kind. I know I am not. And yet I must admit that this thing that has happened does not affect me as it should. It seems to me to be simply like a wonderful ending to a wonderful play. It has all the terrible beauty of a Greek tragedy, a tragedy in which I took a great part, but by which I have not been wounded.

To tell is to live through it all again. Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless.

Sir John's temper since he has taken seriously to politics has become quite unbearable. Really, now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.

Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.  If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square. 

One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends.

Cada impresión producida crea un enemigo. Para ser popular hay que ser una mediocridad

Influir en una persona supone darle nuestra alma

There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral - immoral from the scientific point of view.

Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.

It had a huge impact on me, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' – and I was very proud when I found out that Kurt Cobain was a fan of mine. I thought he was awesome.

She had a laugh like a squadron of cavalry charging over a tin bridge.