Influence, n. In politics, a visionary pquo’ given in exchange for a substantial pquid’.
Influence Quotes
Intention, n. The mind’s sense of the prevalence of one set of influences over another set; an effect whose cause is the imminence, immediate or remote, of the performance of an involuntary act.
Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery… If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says… When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand. Then tell him what it is you want and point out the areas where you are in agreement and those […]
No single man, probably, has exercised a greater influence on the ideas, literature and art of the twentieth century than Freud.
Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.
