Influence Quotes - Page 27

• Never for a moment believe that the great body of the citizens of any State or States can deliberately intend to do wrong. They may, under the influence of temporary excitement or misguided opinions, commit mistakes; they may be misled for a time by the suggestions of self-interest; but in a community so enlightened and patriotic as the people of the United States argument will soon make them sensible of their errors, and when convinced they will be ready to repair them.

  Andrew Jackson

  Mistake, Believe, Patriotic

  John Stilwell Jenkins, Andrew Jackson (2011). “Life and Public Services of Gen. Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States: Including the Most Important of His State Papers”, p.353, New Leaf Publishing Group

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• Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.

  Hank Johnson

  Taken, Government, People

  "A Letter to My Ancestor: Frederick Douglass" by Rep. Hank Johnson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 1, 2013.

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• The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as people - our characters or souls - can be shaped or changed by outside influences.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Character, Cutting, Thinking

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• I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.

  Bobby Bowden

  Mom, Dad, Home

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• [The American position at the UN is] essentially impotent, without influence, heavily outvoted, and isolated.

  Jeane Kirkpatrick

  Government, Isolated, Position

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• Paradoxically, the few eras of peace were times when men of war had high influence. The Pax Romana was enforced by Caesar's Legions. The Pax Brittanica was enforced by the Royal Navy and His Majesty's Forces.

  Jerry Pournelle

  Peace, War, Men

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• Relationships of any kind are powerful, and they always influence an artist. It's inescapable.

  Jack White

  Powerful, Artist, Kind

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up listening to music in church, and that was pretty much it. I didn't really grow up listening to AC/DC and all those bands.

  Avril Lavigne

  Growing Up, Listening, Church

  "Avril Lavigne: Teen rocker of 2002". "The Music Room" with Sasha Rionda, www.cnn.com. December 27, 2002.

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• There's so much music out there, and so many different styles that I've been influenced by, so each album reflects some of that knowledge or influence that I've had.

  John Legend

  Style, Different, Albums

  "John Legend: 'I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom'". Interview with Denise Cheong and Charlene Fang, travel.cnn.com. March 9, 2011.

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• I don't like trying to influence politicians, who are themselves representative of huge numbers of people. As an educator, I'd rather enlighten the people and educate the people and let they be the ones who put the pressure on their elected officials.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Numbers, People, Trying

  "Neil deGrasse Tyson On Exploring Cosmic Frontiers". "Talk of the Nation" with Ira Flatow, www.npr.org. March 2, 2012.

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• No one with a living room radio that was a piece of furniture at the time would say, gee. I want to carry that around on my hip pocket. That was not a thought until NASA initiated this whole exercise. So there's an influence that's not just spinoff.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Exercise, Radio, Rooms

  "Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains Why The Cosmos Shouldn't Make You Feel Small". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. February 27, 2014.

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• There is still such a thing as subversive. Subversive makes hip people nervous. It's something new that scares you in a good way. I mean, subversive to me is a compliment. Subversive is something that influences people to do something against society that they haven't thought of before.

  John Waters

  Mean, People, Scare

  Source: edition.cnn.com

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• I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative... And for me, when I'm making music, it's all in my head, and all those influences in my head. So if something comes to me that's a reference from a different genre then people are used to hearing from me, I'm not afraid to go there with it.

  John Legend

  People, Hip Hop, Soul

  "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.

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• The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.

  Tony Robbins

  Jobs, People, Leader

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• It's not leadership by position that allows people to succeed; it's the capacity to influence the thoughts, the feelings, the emotions, and the actions of other human beings.

  Tony Robbins

  People, Feelings, Succeed

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• We've always had a lot of different influences and we've always liked catchy music from the Beatles to Cheap Trick to Elvis Costello.

  Chuck Comeau

  Different, Catchy, Tricks

  "Simple Plan Reveal New Album Plans, Talk 5sos & Warped Tour". Interview with Maria Sherman, www.fuse.tv. July 22, 2015.

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• I'm an adult and I know what power means in the modern world. In the modern world, power is mainly defined by such factors as the economy, defence and cultural influence. I believe that in terms of defence, Russia is without any doubt one of the leaders because we are a nuclear power and our nuclear weapons are perhaps the best in the world.

  Vladimir Putin

  Believe, Mean, Russia

  "Putin speaks out on Ukraine, Crimea and US relations with French media". Interview with Gilles Bouleau and Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, www.rt.com. June 5, 2014.

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• One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Soul, Members, Affectionate

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• The people's community must not be a mere phrase, but a revolutionary achievement following from the radical carrying out of the basic life needs of the working class. A ruthless battle against corruption! A war against exploitation, freedom for the workers! The elimination of all economic-capitalist influences on national policy...Maintaining a rotten economic system has nothing to do with nationalism, which is an affirmation of the Fatherland. I can love Germany and hate capitalism. Not only can I, I must.

  Joseph Goebbels

  War, Hate, Class

  "Those Damned Nazis" by Joseph Goebbels, Mjölnir, 1932.

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• Function influence but does not dictate form

  Eero Saarinen

  Doe, Form, Function

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• Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.

  Randi Weingarten

  Teacher, School, Kids

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• I am passionate about God, about Jesus, and what His influences do to me.

  TobyMac

  Jesus, Passionate

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Judeo-Christian revelation is not the negative influence secularists proclaim it to be. Rather, it is the taproot of our civilization.

  Charles Colson

  Christian, Civilization, Negative

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• My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.

  August Wilson

  Four, Borges, Has Beens

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• Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life.

  Tom Glavine

  Careers, Thirds

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