Quotes about Influence
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
— Ronald Reagan
The best minds are not in government.
— Ronald Reagan
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
— Ronald Reagan
The past is what the present is doing now.
— Rowan Williams
No one shall be forgotten who was great in this world; but everyone was great in his own way, and everyone in proportion to the greatness of what he loved.
— Soren Kierkegaard
I still accept an imperative of knowledge, through which men may be influenced, but then it must come alive in me, and this is what I now recognize as the most important of all. This is what my soul thirsts for as the African deserts thirst for water. This is what I need to live, a completely human life and not merely one of knowledge
— Soren Kierkegaard
to him who has the ring, the spirit of the ring is obedient, whether he be Noureddin or Aladdin, and he who has the world's treasure, has it, however he got it.
— Soren Kierkegaard
We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.
— Malala Yousafzai
Don't allow negative people to steal your joy. When you lose your joy, you lose your strength.
— Joel Osteen
The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.
— John Maxwell
The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
— Vince Lombardi
A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
— Simon Sinek