Influence Quotes

"We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen."

- Spencer W. Kimball

"When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product."

- David Ogilvy

"People will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions, and help them throw rocks at their enemies."

- Blair Warren

"Let’s get to the heart of the matter. The power, the force, the overwhelming urge to own that makes advertising work, comes from the market itself, and not from the copy. Copy cannot create desire for a product. It can only take the hopes, dreams, fears, and desires that already exist in the hearts of millions of people, and focus those already existing desires onto a particular product. This is the copywriter’s task: not to create this mass desire — but to channel and direct it."

- Eugene M. Schwartz

"We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us."

- Winston Churchill

"Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds."

- Terri Guillemets

"A father9s words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house."

- Paul Lewis

"The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child."

- Roy Lessin

"Of all the gifts a dad can give his kid, maybe the best one of all is a good example to follow."

- Joey Benevento

"I know if I can change somebody’s heart, I can help change their head."

- Dr. Victoria Wilburn, State Representative, Indiana House District 32

"Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement, and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent."

- Bob Keeshan

"Children are great imitators, so give them something great to imitate."

- John Wooden

"The most powerful way to change the world is to live in front of our children the way we would like the world to be."

- Graham White

"We must remember that one day our children are going to follow our example instead of our advice."

- Carolina King

"We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching."

- Roy L. Smith

"You may forget my name, but you will never forget how I made you feel."

- Maya Angelou

"Friendship is the sweetest influence."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The way that we talk to our children becomes their inner voice."

- Peggy O’Mara

"Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent."

- Bob Keeshan

"Words have power. TV has power. My pen has power."

- Shonda Rhimes

"The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball—the further I am rolled the more I gain."

- Susan B. Anthony

"Books are more likely to change minds than conversations."

- James Clear

"These aren’t the droids you’re looking for."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"The key is not to call the decision-maker. The key however is to have the decision maker call you."

- Jeffrey Gitomer

"Remember, people don’t believe it when WE say it, they believe it when THEY say it."

- Shari Levitin

"The key is not to call the decision-maker. The key is to have the decision maker call you."

- Jeffrey Gitomer

"The way you ask a question—and how you follow through in the conversation—has an impact on the result you get. It might not change the outcome, but it can take a lot of the sting out of hearing no."

- Jia Jiang

"The only way I can get you to do anything is by giving you what you want."

- Dale Carnegie

"Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make."

- Bill Bernbach

"The people you surround yourself with determine your success."