influence - quotes

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832

was a German dramatist, novelist, poet, and scientist

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

Henry George, 1839-1897

was an US economist

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.