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Accentuaute the positives - medicate the negatives. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

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My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic. ↗

— Spike Milligan

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The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training. ↗

— Frank Herbert

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Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter. ↗

— Paxton Hood

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The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you. ↗

— Rick Warren

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There is eternal influence and power in motherhood. ↗

— Julie B. Beck

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All novels are sequels; influence is bliss. ↗

— Michael Chabon

#cliche #novels #originality #writing #influence

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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India shaped my mind, anchored my identity, influenced my beliefs, and made me who I am. ... India matters to me and I would like to matter to India. ↗

— Shashi Tharoor

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Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion. ↗

— Mikhail Bulgakov

#influence #suggestion #terror #influence