Influence is everything, and guilt or innocence merely an academic question. Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind Rhett Butler fault
to influence a person is to give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtues are not real to him. His sins, if there are such things as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of someone else's music, an actor of a part that has not been written for him. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton soul Meaningful Quotes
There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral—immoral from the scientific point of view. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton
The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray. Aldous Huxley Brave New World human, people
But influence is largely a matter of patience, I have found. Once I had served the sorcerer's purpose, he threw me out of his house to die. I resolved to live to spite him. I begged. I sold what pans of my body remained to me. I became an excellent thief, and soon learned that the contents of a man's letters are more valuable than the contents of ms purse Step by step. one distasteful task after another, I made my way from the shims of Myr to the Small Council chamber Influence grows like a weed. I tended mine patiently until its tendrils reached from the Red Keep all the way across to the far side of the world, where I managed to wrap them around something very special. Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 4 Lord Varys patience
We never touch anything directly. We only influence. Suggest. Insinuate. Deus Ex Morgan Everett power, authority control new world order illuminati life quotes
Men are the products of their environment. Jack London Smoke Bellew Christopher Smoke Bellew human, people environment, surroundings interconnection, relationship
You know what, Cesar, if the Mario brothers weren't Jersey's third largest family, I'd say kiss my ass. But considering your status, I'll say slurp my butt. Hudson Hawk Hudson Hawk kiss Sarcastic Quotes
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Bible. New Testament Apostle Paul human, people
... without thought or conscious desire, might not things external to ourselves vibrate in unison with our moods and passions, atom calling to atom in secret love of strange affinity? Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray human, people feelings mood
He's my brother. He's my positive influence. 13 Reasons Why Season 4 Episode 10 Justin Foley brothers family friends, friendship positive quotes
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. Fred Rogers meeting
— You are a bad influence, Wilfred. — I think so. Quartet (2012) Wilf Bond Dr. Lucy Cogan Ironic Quotes
— Stories don't change minds. — Stories are the only things that change minds. We're compelled by fear more than reason. Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 8 Morgan Reznick Alex Park story changes views, perspective stories
Some stories get a grip on you even if you don't want it. Un baiser s'il vous plaît Émilie (friend of Judith's) stories