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“Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercise, even over the appearance of external objects.” Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
“IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
“This race and this country and this life produced me . . . I shall express myself as I am.” James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“A real picture of any human being is interesting in itself, and it is especially interesting when we can follow the play of other personalities upon that human being and perhaps get a picture of a group of people and of the influence on them of...” Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
“One has a right to judge of a man by the effect he has over his friends.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I had considered how the things that never happen, are often as much realities to us, in their effects, as those that are accomplished.” Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it’s too late.” Stephen King, 11/22/63
“It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“The simple cannot choose their personal heresy . . . they cling to the man preaching in their land, who passes through their village or stops in their square.” Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
“The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.” Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams
“Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life. Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.” Oprah Winfrey, What I Know For Sure
“That's friendship, each playing the potter to see what shapes we can make of the other.” Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
“For books have a way of influencing each other. Fiction will be much the better for standing cheek by jowl with poetry and philosophy.” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
“A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.” Honoré de Balzac, Letters of Two Brides

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