#affected

The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil. ↗

— Henry James Sumner Maine

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God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

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For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn't. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured. ↗

— Kelly McGillis

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If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me. ↗

— Bill Parcells

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House Republican leadership have refused to allow a clean minimum wage vote. Close to 15 million Americans will be affected if we did this. Do Republicans really expect a family to live on less than $11,000 a year? ↗

— Bill Pascrell

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