Influence Quotes

"Where there is power, there is resistance." "See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence." "Authority is not a quality one person "has," in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him" "A curve is more powerful than a sword" "Do everything you ask of those you command " "How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined" "Religion can bring stability and order to a country, but it can also drive them into explosive conflict" "Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people." "Leadership is the ability to decide what is to be done, and then to get others to want to do it." "You write in order to change the world ... if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it." "Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other" "If you have a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention." "Knowledge is power" "I would like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country" "I would rather try to persuade a man to go along because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him he will stay just as long as he is scared and then he is gone" "Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear" "The leader must be an actor" "The more powerful you are, the more your behavior changes the rules." "Music is real. It affects people; it's real." "We teach more by what we are than by what we teach"