Influence Quotes

"Power is everywhere, not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere" "I am not sure that I exist actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited" "Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit" "Without a clear collective vision, democracy will not be achieved." "There is no sale without the story; no knockout without the setup." "Every opinion you have right now is a product of what you have been exposed to in life." "The power of humans depends on the power of our stories" "You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader" "We are not makers of history. We are made by history." "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers" "It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea." "The measure of a man is what he does with power." "The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him" "He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command" "People are terrified of me, and I want them to be" "People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision" "Leadership is influence" "To be human means you can mold situations you are living in the way you want them." "Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals." "The world will not remember what you say, but it will certainly not forget what you have done."