“Don't listen to voices. If you hear voices talking to you, forget it. Disregard the information, even if it is right occasionally. You are dealing with non-physical forces that are trying to influence you.” IfsTryingForceVoiceForgetTalkingInfluenceInformationForget ItDisregardPhysical Force Author:Frederick Lenz
“I look at my first books and am glad they weren't published.... You start writing by imitating your heroes, then you keep the heart of that worship in your work. As time goes by, you get other influences and find your own voice.” WritingFirstsLooksHeartBookVoiceInfluenceHeroWorshipGladImitatingTime Goes By Author:Markus Zusak
“When you watch CNN and they're giving you news based on tweets that people are sending out, you realize that society is really changing. The collective public have a really big voice that they didn't previously have, and they're influencing the trajectory of how we are socially with one another.” PeopleGivingBigsVoiceRealizingWatchesInfluenceNewsCollectivesTweetCnnTrajectory Author:Megan Fox
“Some people even think that I'm still just not right for it [ballet]. And I think it's shocking because they hear those words from critics saying I'm too bulky, I'm too busty. And then they meet me in person and they're like, you look like a ballerina. And I think it's just something maybe that I will never escape from, those people who are narrow-minded. But my mission, my voice, my story, my message, is not for them. And I think it's more important to think of the people that I am influencing and helping to see a broader picture of what beauty is.” PeopleThinkingLooksPersonsStillsImportantHelpingStoriesVoiceInfluenceLike YouMessagesCriticsMissionsBalletShockingBallerinaNarrow-minded Author:Misty Copeland
“My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.” CertainVoicePowerfulInfluenceMomMy Mom Author:Common
“...I believe it is woman's right to have a voice in all the laws and regulations by which she is to be governed; whether in Churchor State; and that the present arrangements of society, on these points, are a violation of human rights, a rank usurpation of power, a violent seizure and confiscation of what is sacredly and inalienably hers--and thus inflicting upon woman outrageous wrongs, working mischief incalculable in the social circle, and in its influence on the world producing only evil, and that continually.” WorldBelieveHumansStatesLawEvilI BelieveSocialVoiceRightsInfluenceHuman RightsCirclesViolentRegulationWomens RightsArrangementsViolationOutrageousMischiefSeizuresUsurpationViolation Of Human Rights Book:On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters Source: On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters
“Today religion is increasingly pushed aside by secularizing influences such as the university, the media, and politics. Rather than having a major voice in public life, religion has been relegated to the private and the personal.” Has BeensTodayChristianVoiceReligiousInfluenceMediaMajorsUniversityPublic Life Author:Paul Copan
“Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.” VoiceInfluenceHotRaisedTongueEsteemDullTemperShrinksSharp Words Author:William Arthur Ward
“Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You need to learn how to be a marketer just as much as you need to get past your influences and develop your unique prose voice. And you can't do it alone. You need a strong emotional support system to help cope with the frustrations and setbacks.” NeedsWritingArtHelpingPastStrongVoiceSupportInfluenceEmotionalSkillsUniqueAreasCraftsProseFrustrationMultiplePublicationSetbackMarketersSupport SystemsEmotional SupportStrong Emotional Author:Brian Hodge
“It's good to find common ground with people. When you find common ground and you see things from other people's perspective, you can have a voice in their lives, you can have an influence.” PeopleVoiceCommonInfluencePerspectiveCommon Ground Author:Victoria Osteen
“Big money buys access in Washington, and access purchases influence. It is as simple as that. And they have basically given a green light, a further green light, after Citizens United, to the biggest money to have the bigger voice in our politics, and to sound out and drown out the voice of just ordinary citizens.” BigsLightGivenSoundVoiceSimpleUnitedInfluenceCitizensOrdinaryBiggerGreenAccessOrdinary CitizensGreen LightsCitizens United Author:Mark Shields
“Social media is the greatest leadership tool ever invented. It gives you the opportunity to amplify your voice, extend your influence, and create a tribe of passionate followers who want to hear from you.” WantGivingOpportunitySocialVoiceInfluenceMediaToolsPassionateSocial MediaFollowersTribesAmplifyGreatest Leadership Author:Michael Hyatt
“There are so many people who've come before me who deserved to be tired. Who didn't have the opportunities, who didn't have the access, who didn't have the money, who didn't have the influence, who didn't have the voice.” PeopleOpportunityVoiceInfluenceTiredAccess Author:Oprah Winfrey
“There's this pet phrase about writing that is bandied around particularly in workshops about "finding your own voice as a poet", which I suppose means that you come out from under the direct influence of other poets and have perhaps found a way to combine those influences so that it appears to be your own voice.” WayWritingMeanFoundVoiceInfluencePoetFindingsDirectPhrasesPetWorkshops Author:Billy Collins
“I had relatives in New York City who I stayed with. And in those days, the area from Union Square down Fourth Avenue had small bookstores, many of which were run by Spanish immigrants who'd fled after [Francisco] Franco's victory. I spent time in them, and also in the offices of Freie Arbeiter Stimme (Free Worker's Voice) with anarchists. I picked up a lot of material and talked to people, and it became a major influence.” PeopleRunningVoiceCitiesInfluenceNew YorkMaterialsVictoryOfficeMajorsAreasUnionsWorkersImmigrantsNew York CitySquaresFourthAvenuesAnarchistBookstoresFrancoFrancisco Franco Author:Noam Chomsky