Influence Quotes - Page 16

"There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral — immoral from the scientific point of view." "Why?" "Because to influence a person is to give him one's own soul."

The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed.

People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence

The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.

The person who had the greatest influence in my life was my dad, who was a wonderful small businessman, devoted to his family, devoted to the local church.

Intelligence always had a pornographic influence on me.

A community is like the ones who govern it.

Only we should not be influenced by the winds.

China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.

Big business depends entirely on the patronage of those who buy its products: the biggest enterprises loses its power and its influence when it loses its customers.

We ought always to try to influence others for good.

The FBI with their heavy influence on the judiciary system has successfully blocked me on every turn.

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.

How am I influencing so many people on this stage rather than influencing the ones that I have back home?

There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and less inclined to prize it as a worthwhile institution.

Although anything can happen when under the influence of ice water.

Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.

There are capitalist states which consider themselves cheated, during previous redivisions of spheres of influence, territories, sources of raw materials, markets, etc., and which would again desire to redivide them to their own advantage.

One of the biggest dishes in Sicily is couscous, and there's always been a North African influence on Italian culture, culinary culture there.

The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.

Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.

Doolittle was a major influence on the Seattle grunge scene, which emerged in the early 1990s.

But, as soon as speculators become an important influence in the market, their business is to speculate on each others behaviour.