Influence Quotes

People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.

Eric Burdon

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I have never really sensed any of Miyazaki's artistic influence on Ando. If there is an influence, it's more in his attitude to his work.

Makoto Shinkai

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In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or requires some sacrifice.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.

Nina Fedoroff

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There's a world of insights to be gained into human health and disease by understanding how gravity and space radiation influence biology.

Kathleen Rubins

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If I'm seeing you, you're going to influence me. I'm sorry - I'm just that way. I'm a big sponge. You can't copyright an aesthetic.

Douglas Carter Beane

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As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.

Ellen G. White

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I'd say I did a lot of what I did with songs like 'At My Best' was because of the influence of my daughter.

Machine Gun Kelly

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Of course, women have long exercised influence behind the scenes. A few thousand years ago this drove Aristotle to distraction: 'What difference does it make whether women rule or the rulers are ruled by women? The result is the same.'

Stacy Schiff

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Image has an influence on what sort of car I will get to drive or deals that I'm offered by teams.

Nico Rosberg

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It turns out that there's a huge community of African-American musicians whose main influence is Throbbing Gristle.

Genesis P-Orridge

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Unfortunately, too few women take the risk of running for political office or assuming positions of influence. As a result, our voices are not part of the conversation yet alone the final decision.

Deborah K. Ross

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The influence of John Hughes is fully felt in the melodrama 'Donnie Darko.' This first film written and directed by Richard Kelly is a wobbly cannonball of a movie that tries to go Mr. Hughes one better; it's like a Hughes version of a novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Elvis Mitchell

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My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mother and father are two people I can count on no matter what.

Jack Wagner

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I worked under Francis Schmidt, and he was the biggest influence on my coaching career.

Sid Gillman

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With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.

Rian Johnson

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The influence of cinema on all contemporary writers is undeniable. Because film is such a powerful and popular art form, we prose writers think cinematically.

Hector Tobar

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Music and dance influence my style in a lot of ways. Sometimes I go off to work dressed up like I'm going to hit the stage and perform.

China Anne McClain

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We are going to mint new astronauts from all communities. We want to influence public policy and opinion... by changing the mindset.

Dylan Taylor

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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

Landon Donovan

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RuPaul might not broadcast herself as political, but I think she tries to make moves in American history by catching more flies with honey than vinegar. Rather than telling people to vote, maybe she'll do a mini-challenge on voting. She understands that you can influence people in a good way without preaching.

Trixie Mattel

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Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would be a nightmare if we started to really think about it; it would tie our hands, it would tie everyone else's hands.

Rem Koolhaas

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Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

Harry Dean Stanton

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In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.

Chen-Ning Yang

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