{"quotes":[{"text":"Having a positive attitude gives you the power to uplift, the power to create change, the power to motivate, the power to inspire, the power to influence, the power to cultivate happiness, and the list goes on.","author":"Lindsey Rietzsch","tags":["change","change-the-world","change-your-life","happiness","happiness-advice","happiness-positive-outlook","happiness","influence","influence","influencing-people","influential","inspirational","inspirational","inspire","inspiring","motivate","motivational","motivational-speaker","positive-attitude","positive","positive-thinking","positive-thoughts","power","power-of-the-subconscious-mind","uplift","uplifting"],"id":47008,"author_id":"Lindsey+Rietzsch"},{"text":"We all have the power to influence others. It is up to us, whether we are going to abuse that power to manipulate people or use it to help them.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","compassion","helping-hand","helping-others","helping-others-in-need","helping-people","helping-the-needy","influencing-others","influencing-people","love","love-and-kindness","motivational","wise-sayings-words-of-wisdom"],"id":51573,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them.","author":"Germany Kent","tags":["attitude","attitude-toward-life","commitment","determination","hope","influencing-people","inspiration","leadership-development","leadership","leadership-traits","life","life-lessons","motivation","no-excuses","speaking","speaking-the-truth","wisdom"],"id":67294,"author_id":"Germany+Kent"},{"text":"People who pressure you usually deserve a “no'. People who are patient with you usually deserve a “yes'.","author":"Alan Cohen","tags":["influencing-people","patience","pressure"],"id":112224,"author_id":"Alan+Cohen"},{"text":"Confronting information that directly challenges existing beliefs can be psychologically threatening to people, especially if the information challenges their sense of identity.","author":"Rachel Hilary Brown","tags":["correcting","corrections","correctness","education","identity","ignorance","influencing-people","information"],"id":136539,"author_id":"Rachel+Hilary+Brown"},{"text":"People tend to accept information that confirms their existing beliefs and feelings, and reject information that contradicts them. This is called “motivated reasoning,” and it means that providing people with corrective information often does not work and may even strengthen their original beliefs. This also means that when people receive new information, their existing beliefs and feelings may have more influence over whether they believe or reject this information than rational reasoning.","author":"Rachel Hilary Brown","tags":["belief-system","belief-systems","confirmation-bias","influence","influencing-people","motivated-reasoning","motivation"],"id":137419,"author_id":"Rachel+Hilary+Brown"},{"text":"Remember you can only gain POWER when you are in a position of influence. A position of influence can only be achieved when a VALUE is placed on your life.","author":"Oscar Bimpong","tags":["influencing-people","position-of-influence","power","values-in-life"],"id":213092,"author_id":"Oscar+Bimpong"},{"text":"There is no better way to influence children than being their role model.","author":"Eraldo Banovac","tags":["children","influencing-people","role-model-for-kids"],"id":280593,"author_id":"Eraldo+Banovac"},{"text":"Becoming an influential personality at work is much more important than becoming a hardworking person!","author":"Abhishek Ratna","tags":["hardwork","hardworking","influencing-people","influential-people","success-in-business","success-in-life","success","success-self-improvement","success-strategies"],"id":304371,"author_id":"Abhishek+Ratna"},{"text":"It may take many voices for people to hear the same message.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["being-heard","hearing","influencing-others","influencing-people","inspirational","life-lessons","message","motivational","rasheed-ogunlaru","rasheed-ogunlaru","voice","voices","voices-of-time"],"id":313616,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":14,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}