“To sow, that others may reap; to work and plant for those that are to occupy the earth when we are dead; to project our influences far into the future, and live beyond our time; to rule as the Kings of Thought, over men who are yet unborn; to bless with the glorious gifts of Truth and Light and Liberty those who will neither know the name of the giver, nor care in what grave his unregarded ashes repose, is the true office of a Mason and the proudest destiny of a man.” KnowsMenMayLightCareEarthNamesLibertyDestinyInfluenceKingsOfficeProjectsPlantGravesOur TimeGloriousBlessAshesGiverReapReposeUnbornMasons Book:Morals and Dogma Source: Morals and Dogma
“When I commit to a role, I always tell myself that role is king. That's the Bible. If I start to judge my character, than it's going to influence my performance, and I don't want that. I want to find the truth in the character.” IfsWantCharacterRolesInfluenceJudgingKingsPerformancesCommit Author:Cuba Gooding, Jr.
“The Government covers their own ass from things they fail to do to protect its own people from corporations that control the government, which is the reason we don't have checks and balances in this country. They checked how much balance they needed to influence congress and all the other branches of government in some way, shape, or form, and cash is king.” PeopleWayCountryReasonGovernmentFormFailingInfluenceKingsNeededBalanceShapesProtectCongressChecksAssCorporationsBranchesCashBranches Of Government Author:Immortal Technique
“The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and king of the blues has died. I have cherished him and so has the rest of the world who knew him and loved him for his entire career. As we pain, we must celebrate that his music, his style of playing and singing will last forever, from the recordings that he has done and the influence that he has had and will have on guitarists all over this planet. Long live the spirit of B.B. King.” WorldShouldLongDonePainLastsSpiritHalfCareersForeverInfluenceStylePlanetsKingsSingingDiedMusicalCelebrateFlagsGuitaristMasts Author:Stevie Wonder
“I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that I've always done 'less is more.'” DoneSilenceTakenInfluenceKingsComedianMinimalistLess Is More Author:Albert Brooks
“Louise de Keroualle, being a Frenchwoman from the French court, was feared by most Englishmen for how she might influence their king, and that fear quickly turned to hatred.” MightInfluenceKingsHatredCourtEnglishmen Author:Susan Holloway Scott
“It wasn't until I was in my teens that I started admiring writers as inspirations for my own work, and my earliest influences there were Stephen King, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Richard Adams.” InspirationMy OwnInfluenceKingsTeensAdmiring Author:Kelley Armstrong
“From the American retelling of Romeo and Juliet in West Side Story to the Japanese adaptation of King Lear in Ran, Shakespeare's cultural influence is virtually limitless.” StoriesSidesInfluenceKingsWestRanAdaptationLimitlessJulietRetellingLearWest SideWest Side Story Author:Gordon Smith
“The government of the enlightened king? His achievements blanket the world but appear not to be his own doing. His transforming influence touches the ten thousand things but the people do not depend on him. With him there is no promotion or praise - he lets everything find its own enjoyment. He takes his stand on what cannot be fathomed and wanders where there is nothing at all.” PeopleWorldGovernmentInfluenceDependsKingsThousandTenAchievementPraiseWanderEnjoymentEnlightenedPromotionTransformingBlanket Book:Zhuangzi: Basic Writings Source: Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
“I always read the Latin American writers. I love so many of them: Gabriel García Márquez, José Donoso, Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Luis Borges, Clarice Lispector. I also love a lot of American experimental writers and surrealist European writers. But perhaps The Persian Book of Kings was the greatest influence - I encourage people to look at it. There is such a wealth of incredible stories.” PeopleLooksBookStoriesWealthInfluenceKingsIncrediblesLatinLatin AmericaPersianGabrielAmerican WriterBorgesLatin AmericanSurrealist Author:Porochista Khakpour
“The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address.” LastsInfluenceKingsLateCourtChosenAgentsBritainAddressesEndeavorGovernorsHonorablePennsylvaniaReceptionPetitionsPersonal Influence Author:Mercy Otis Warren