That is why it has spread so widely, and by word of mouth," he says, pointing out that The Prophet has inspired song lyrics and political speeches, and the Beatles, John F Kennedy and Indira Gandhi are among those who have been influenced by its words.
However, there is a very fundamental law of physics that says that the effect of an event can't influence its cause (or, in fancy words, one cannot violate causality).
Such is its influence, words Carroll invented for Jabberwocky have made the move into the language proper.
No other religious body enjoys diplomatic status or the opportunities it affords to influence the wording of international treaties and other documents.
While their objections could influence the wording, scope and timing of a Congressional resolution, those reservations are not likely to affect the outcome of any Congressional vote.
I do not think creationists should dictate us any of our scientific agenda, or influence our wording, as they have no scientific competence to evaluate evolutionary studies.
For the first time, Klout is including measures of real-world influence in its scores — in other words, it's looking for signs that you're Kind Of A Big Deal offline, even if you don't have hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter.
Reading comprehension and the ability to master foreign languages would soar as our children grasped the root words that influence so many words we know (and don't).
Related work suggests that sound symbolism effects can influence word learning, even when these words are foreign to the learner.
Mr Lively remains adamant that he had no influence on the wording of the Ugandan law.
