Influence Quotes
Choose a Pillar of Greatness
Pick a Type of Insight
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“Treat everyone you meet as though they are the most important person you'll meet that day.”
“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud.”
“Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.”
“The greatest gift you can give another person is your attention.”
“When you speak, speak with conviction. When you move, move with purpose. When you stand, stand tall.”
“What most people purchase is the pleasing personality of some man or woman who knows the value of cultivating such a personality.”
“The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimist lends encouragement.”
“Your energy introduces you before you even speak.”
“Be so good they can't ignore you.”
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
“People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come into contact than they are by the merchandise.”
“He who has the most certainty in a room has the most influence.”
“I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit”
“The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.”
“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
“Surround yourself with people who challenge you, teach you, and push you to be your best self.”
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
“Surround yourself with people who challenge you to be better”
“Big people talk about big ideas; average people talk about average ideas; small people talk about other people.”
“Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future.”
“Don't you dare for one more second surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are.”
“When we associate with the virtuous we form ourselves in imitation of their virtues, or at least lose, every day, something of our faults.”
“I try to seek out and surround myself with people who are as passionate about what they do as I am”
“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.”
“If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck. If you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.”
“It's better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.”
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
“A joy shared is a joy doubled.”
“It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction”
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.”
“It's the friends that you can call up at 4:00 am that matter.”
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
“Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
“Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful”
“Do not expect positive changes in your life if you surround yourself with negative people.”
“Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people - or find a different room”
“Your network is your net worth.”
“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”
“Cutting people off doesn't have limits. Family can get cut off too if they are causing you stress.”
“You get what you tolerate.”
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”
“When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.”
“Never make a priority out of anyone that only makes you an option.”
“A person's respect for you is directly related to the boundaries you uphold.”
“If someone disrespects you once, it's their fault. If they disrespect you twice, it's yours.”
“Loyalty is not a word, it's a lifestyle.”
“What you allow is what will continue.”
“We teach people how to treat us.”
“Don't tell me what they said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable saying it to you.”
“You don't have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.”
“I'm not trying to make friends; I'm trying to make money”
“The best way to win an argument is to avoid it.”
“You don't have to attend every argument you're invited to.”
“You can't control how people treat you, but you can control how you respond.”
“Maturity is learning to walk away from situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals, or self-worth.”
“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.”
“It's easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows along like a song, but the man worthwhile is the man with a smile, when everything goes dead wrong.”
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
“I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.”
“Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
“The one who asks the questions controls the conversation.”
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
“The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.”
“Whatever gets rewarded gets reinforced.”
“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”
“Win-win negotiation means everyone leaves the table feeling like they won something valuable.”
“I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions, they will be moved to act”
“Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.”
“Silence is sometimes the best answer.”
“The most powerful person in a negotiation is the one who is willing to walk away.”
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
“If you don't ask, the answer is always no.”
“Powerful people impress others with their silence, not with their words.”
“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.”
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.”
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”
“Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be part of.”
“Organized effort is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
“When you need to innovate, you need collaboration.”
“We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.”
“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
“There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.”
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”
“The meeting of two minds is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
“Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.”
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”
“Power is organized effort.”
“The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work.”
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
“Success is best when it's shared.”
“Collaboration is essential to innovation”
