Influence Loss Quotes

There is nothing so marginal as a party that has been in power for 18 years and slides into opposition. You influence nothing.

When I cannot get the President to read my reports, then its time to go.

The Gospel having spread itself into Persia, the pagan priests, who worshipped the sun, were greatly alarmed, and dreaded the loss of that influence they had hitherto maintained over the people's minds and properties.

I discovered, to my amazement, that all through history there had been resistance ... and bitter, exaggerated, last-stitch resistance ... to every significant technological change that had taken place on earth. Usually the resistance came from those groups who stood to lose influence, status, money...as a result of the change. Although they never advanced this as their reason for resisting it. It was always the good of humanity that rested upon their hearts.

The Jews must realize that their influence in Germany has disappeared for all time.

This will change everything; Britain has been humiliated in the eyes of the other European powers; it will sap our influence and bleed our revenue white.

I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence.

By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. cedes power and influence to our rivals. If we retreat on our promises and cede leadership on climate issues, we lose credibility. Further, we lose the ability to hold other countries accountable for a broader range of issues.

You found out who your real friends were. Once you don’t have that perceived power and influence, you’re not necessarily any use any more. The phone doesn’t ring as much.

The Jews must realize that their influence in Germany has disappeared for all time. We wish to keep our people and our culture pure and distinctive