“My dad was a huge basketball influence in my life on and off the court. Playing for him and having him around, having him push me harder than maybe another coach would have was a huge blessing for me. Getting to play with my brother was an unreal experience at Oklahoma, in college, it's some of the funnest times I've had in basketball, and I'll cherish those memories forever.” PlayMemoriesForeverInfluenceCollegeBrotherHugeDadBlessingBasketballHarderCourtMy DadCoachesMy BrotherCherishUnrealAnd OffOklahoma Author:Blake Griffin
“The blessing of influence is helping others succeed. It is lifting up Christ with your established platform.” HelpingChristLeadershipInfluenceBlessingSucceedHelping OthersPlatformsLiftingLifting Up Author:Johnny Hunt
“How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm! I thank thee, night! for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate; and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.” NightHoursInfluenceSweetBlessingQuietCalmTheeCouchesSoothingBenign Author:Lord Byron
“Leadership is not about executive position or title. It is about connection and influence. At its highest, leadership is all about adding value to the world and blessing lives through the work you do.” WorldValuesInfluencePositionBlessingHighestConnectionsTitlesExecutivesAdding Value Author:Robin Sharma
“A child rightly trained may be a world-wide blessing, with an influence reaching onward to eternal years. But a neglected or misdirected directed child may live to blight and blast mankind, and leave influences of evil which shall roll on in increasing volume till they plunge into the gulf of eternal perdition.” WorldYearsMayChildrenEvilInfluenceMankindBlessingEternalWideReachingVolumeNeglectedBlastPlungeBlightPerdition Author:George Muller
“A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.” LittlesNatureInfluenceBlessingRainConstitutionWeatherSunshineMisfortunesCloudyHappy SunshineMany BlessingsCloudy Day Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“The noblest calling in the world is motherhood. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece, or who can write a book that will influence millions, deserve the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters whose immortal souls will exert influence throughout the ages long after paintings shall have faded, and books and statues shall have decayed or been destroyed, deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God.” MenWorldGivingWritingLongArtBookSoulAgeBeautifulMillionsInfluenceMankindPaintingSonHonorCallingHealthyBlessingHighestDaughterDeservePaintMotherhoodProfessionDestroyedImmortalAdmirationMasterpieceStatuesFadedSon And DaughterImmortal Soul Author:David O. McKay
“With the influences of evil that surround our children, can we even imagine sending them out in the morning without kneeling and humbly asking together for the Lord's protection? Or closing the day without kneeling together and acknowledging our accountability before Him and our thankfulness for His blessings? Brothers and sisters, we need to have family prayer.” NeedsChildrenTogetherEvilPrayerLordMorningImagineInfluenceBrotherBlessingAskingOur ChildrenProtectionAccountabilitySurroundBrothers And SistersThankfulnessClosingKneelingFamily Prayer Author:Neil L. Andersen
“No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound capacity for blessing the lives of others. More often than not, it is not on the stage with some public pronouncement but in your example of righteousness and the countless gentle acts of love and kindness done so willingly, so often on a one-to-one basis.” BelieveMatterDoneI BelieveCompassionKindnessInfluenceStageExampleCircumstancesBlessingCapacityBasesNo Matter WhatProfoundTendenciesGentleReachingRighteousnessUnderestimateLove And KindnessLives Of OthersActs Of Love Author:James E. Faust
“I have come to understand that the Lord's richest blessings are spiritual, and they often have to do with family, friends, and the gospel. He often seems to give the blessing of a special sensitivity to the influence and guidance of the Holy Spirit, especially in marriage and family matters like raising children. Such spiritual sensitivity can help us enjoy the blessings of harmony and peace in the home.” GivingChildrenMatterHelpingHomeSeemsSpiritualSpiritEnjoyLordInfluenceSpecialHolyBlessingHarmonyGuidanceHoly SpiritSensitivityRaising ChildrenFamily FriendsMarriage And FamilyFamily Matters Author:Carl B. Pratt