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121 " I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have yet gone ourselves. "
― E.M. Forster
122 " Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they're complete, not leading anywhere. "
― Dodie Smith , I Capture the Castle
123 " The books that influence the world are those that it has not read. "
― G.K. Chesterton
124 " Fictional characters exert a great deal of influence over our choices in love by representing inaccessible ideals to which we try to make others conform, usually without success. But more subtly, too, the books we love offer a sketch of a whole universe that we secretly inhabit, and in which we desire the other person to assume a role. "
― Pierre Bayard , How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
125 " The purpose of influence is to " speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you. "
126 " Since you can’t be influence by people who hate you, you cannot influence people you hate also. "
― Israelmore Ayivor , Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
127 " Leadership is influence "
― John C. Maxwell , Developing the Leader Within You
