Quotes about Influence
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
— Samuel Johnson
Whatever is well said by another, is mine.
— Seneca
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
— George Eliot
Thought is the strongest thing we have. Work done by true and profound thought - that is a real force.
— Albert Schweitzer
Vice can be learnt, even without a teacher.
— Seneca
He could sell the Pope on financing a Mormon tabernacle.
— Anonymous
Languages are the pedigree of nations.
— Samuel Johnson
Think of that — what little things change the world's history...
— Mark Twain
What is today a matter of academic speculation begins tomorrow to move armies and pull down empires.
— J. Gresham Machen
If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.
— J. Oswald Sanders
Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested.
— J. Oswald Sanders
Leaders must draw the best out of people, and friendship does that far better than prolonged argument or mere logic.
— J. Oswald Sanders