Influence Quotes

"The future depends on what we do in the present." "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." "To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world." "He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader." "You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream." "I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them." "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." "The expert in battle moves the enemy and is not moved by him." "Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair." "When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." "Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest." "You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves." "Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." "Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe." "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." "I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." "Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier." "One filled with the joy preaches without preaching."