“The year 2005 has been a year of extremes. We had extreme influences, such as hurricanes, on all three areas and this, in turn, led to extreme price variability.”

“As most people get older, they often wonder whether or not they have been a positive influence on others. Tommy can rest peacefully knowing that he did.”

“Parents are the purchasers, but the kids influence the purchase decision. That's why we don't market to parents at all. We just target our market segment.”

“Our appearance is a powerful communication tool, sending messages to every sighted person. Everyone is highly influenced by the visual impression of a person they are meeting for the first time.”

“In this age of innovation, perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.”

“I think there's now a fig leaf over some of the corruption, ... Where there was naked influence peddling before, it's a little more hidden now.”

“[In a May 1996 interview with] Inside Politics, ... The policy worked, and now we're getting the Iranians and their influence out of Bosnia, and I think it's a good story.”

“I don't think you can ever restrict or control influence. What you can do is shed light on it. Sunshine is the most important thing.”

“There was a lot of response in the '90s. A lot of people stepped up, and we saw kids' lives changed. We had an influence in making the community a safer place.”

When you truly embrace your human impermanence you connect with the power you have, and influence you have, over the time you have.