Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

1. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. Milton Berle

2. The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.
Henry Ward Beecher

3. If I had influence with the good fairy, I would ask that her gift to each child be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life.
Rachel Carson

4. We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere we go
Anonymous

5. Never mistake the power of influence.
Jim Rohn

6. I'm a bad influence but … damn I'm fun
Anonymous

7. Influence Persuasion
Anonymous

8. You're somewhat of a bad Influence on me
Anonymous

9. Music does not influence research work, but both are nourished by the same sort of longing, and they complement each other in the release they offer
Albert Einstein

10. There are two ways of spreading light to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton

11. Everybody has the power to make someone else happy. Some do it by entering the room, while some do it by leaving
Anonymous

12. Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
Mark Twain

13. Our influences are who we are. It’s rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles. And that’s the problem with the bands I’m always asked about, the ones derivative of the early Seattle sound. They don’t dilute their influences enough.
Eddie Vedder

14. Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men’s thoughts, to speak other men’s words, to follow other men’s habits.
Walter Bagehot
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15. Unleash your influence not authority.
Joseph Wong

16. She was a woman of positive influence who was all about progressing. She wanted things to change and grow. Jessica Brown

17. Don't let people pull you into their storms. Pull them into your peace.
Kimberly Jones

18. Affluence means influence.
Jack London

19. Never underestimate the influence of the people you have allowed in your life……… bad company corrupts good morals
Anonymous

20. Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history
Anonymous

21. There came a moment in this journey when I freely realized that the lives most of lead are small. Important, but small. Our radius reaches family, clients, friends for whom we do selfless and amazing feats. But our sphere of influence is local…. So our illnesses/deaths are small, too. Not unimportant. Just local in nature.
Robin Romm

22. As much as people refuse to believe it, the company you keep does have an impact and influence on your choices
Anonymous

23. We sometimes underestimate the influence of little things.
Charles W. Chesnutt

24. I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

25. The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
Salvador Dali

26. Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer

27. Some people don't like you just because your strength reminds them of their weakness. Don't let the hate slow you down.
Thema Davis

28. Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.
Ethel Waters

29. Teach, encourage, instruct, mentor, praise, influence, guide, inspire
Anonymous

30. Are you a SNIOP1 Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?
Zig Ziglar

31. Your words matter, your actions matter. We look to each other for inspiration. Being a role model isn’t optional.
Rolsey

32. Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation.
Patricia Hill Collins

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33. Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Booker T. Washington

34. People influence people. Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend. A trusted referral influences people more than the best broadcast message. A trusted referral is the Holy Grail of advertising.
Mark Zuckerberg

35. We Don't Trust You And We Can't Trust You Because You're Easily Influenced By Others, Not Because You're A Dishonest Person
Anonymous

36. Leadership is influence.
John C. Maxwell

37. Let your life mean something. Become an inspiration to others so that they may try to do more and to become more than they are today
Anonymous

38. There is no influence like the influence of habit.
Gilbert Parker

39. People say that I'm a bad influence. I say the world's already fucked, I'm just addin to it
Anonymous

40. Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred
Anonymous

41. Influence Is Our Inner Ability To Lift People Up To Our Perspectives.
Joseph Wong

42. Your circle of influence dictates your path.
Jon Bielecki

43. Consider yourself blessed to have someone in your life who wants you to be better and do better
Anonymous

44. Never underestimate the influence you have on others.
Laurie Buchanan

45. When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals for the people around you, it's probably time to change the people around you
Anonymous

46. You can be much more influential if people are not aware of your influence
Anonymous

47. You will never influence the world by trying to be like it
Anonymous

48. Having influence is not about elevating self, but about lifting others.
Sheri Dew

49. Surround yourself with people who are really good and really passionate about what they do regardless of what it is… positivity and passion make a powerful combination
Rachael Bermingham

50. If your presence can't add value to my life your absence will make no difference
Anonymous

51. The influence I would hope to have is to create an environment where we’re not singling Americans out – that we are creating opportunities for all Americans. Not saying, ‘I’m going to funnel money into your city so that you’re completely dependent on government.’ Mia Love
Mia Love

52. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
Jim Rohn

53. The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
Kenneth Blanchard

54. Influence is the compass. Persuasion is the map.
Joseph Wong

55. Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
George Eliot

56. The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.
Henry Drummond

57. Who and what we surround ourselves with directly influences our attitudes, goals and lifestyles
Anonymous

58. Women now influence the majority of consumer purchases. It is women’s votes that will secure victory at the next election, hence the altogether delicious spectacle of Messrs Brown and Cameron vying to tell stories about broken nights and childcare as men once boasted of goals scored or pheasants bagged.
Allison Pearson

59. We believe even the slightest positive influence has the potential to change a child's life
Anonymous

60. You will never influence the world by trying to be like it
Anonymous

61. An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
Carl Maria von Weber

62. It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
Margot Asquith

63. You don’t have to be a ‘person of influence’ to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.
Scott Adams

64. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Henry Adams