Quotes About Impact

It's mainly the little things- all added up- that give us the final picture, that make the difference.

This girl either brings out the worst in me or shuts me down completely. Not true. I did it myself. Still....

The Photograph is violent: not because it shows violent tings, but because on each occasion (i)it fills the sight by force(i), and because in it nothing can be refused or transformed (that we can sometimes call it mild does not contradict its violence: many say that sugar is mild, but to me sugar is violent, and I call it so).

What is a hero? The one who has the last word. Can we think of a hero who does not speak before dying?

27 de octubre Todo el mundo conjetura —así lo siento— el grado de intensidad de un duelo. Pero imposible (signos irrisorios, contradictorios) medir hasta qué punto alguien ha sido alcanzado.

Hamilton's relatively short life robbed him not only of any chance for further accomplishment but of the opportunity to mold his historical image.

The rancor ushered in a golden age of literary assassination in American politics. No etiquette had yet evolved to define the legitimate boundaries of dissent. Poison-pen artists on both sides wrote vitriolic essays that were overly partisan, often paid scant heed to accuracy, and sought visceral impact.

shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now; let me not defer it nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

The uproar didn't weaken Rockefeller's resolve, yet for all his bravado the boycott exacted a grave toll on his operations.

Instead of making isolated gifts, Rockefeller wanted to finance institutions whose research would have a pervasive influence.

his massive shadow dominated his son's life.

when John Rockefeller dies," Archbold said, "the world is going to be surprised to learn what a very great man he has been in every way.

but Rockefeller started at the top, believing that if he could crack his strongest competitor first, it would have a tremendous psychological impact.

The alopecia dealt a blow to Rockefeller's morale—the psychological effect is crushing for most people

At this point, Gates decided to wipe out Biggar's influence forever.

that he alone started and stopped panics.

The quieter he was, the more forceful his presence seemed

Whatever his own discomfort, Rockefeller made an excellent impression.

I was almost overwhelmed.

For, after all, in science one achieves the greatest impact (and often the greatest headlines) not by going along with the herd, but by bucking against it.

an electron accelerated to .9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999 times the speed of light would hit you with the same impact as a Mack truck traveling at normal speed.

At best, Henry had only slowed an inevitable, history-shaping pandemic. Governments would fall. Economies would collapse. Wars would arise. Why did we think that our own modern era was immune to the assault of humanity's most cunning and relentless enemy, the microbe?

I reflected that, when dynamic, positive change happens, it is usually because of generational commitment to social transformation.

The incredible women around the world who do stand up for justice can in fact transform the planet.