Influence Quotes · Page 63

I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

— Gena Rowlands

Living in war, and being a wartime band, I don't think there's any way that can't somehow influence the songwriting.

— Colin Meloy

Those who exert the first influence upon the mind have the greatest power.

— Horace Mann

True success is not all about what you have in materials thing, but also those you've impacted their life in good ways.

— Blaze Olamiday

My past has nothing to do with my future. only the past has made me who I am today and I'm grateful.

— Anonymous

“Harbour no hatred in your heart against anyone. People who do this have placed their influence on the risky line.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

The hero is the one who goes beyond his skills, until he becomes able to improve, and perhaps even alter, the skills…

— Anonymous

I'm always gonna have that balance between the work that I put in on court and also the influence that comes with…

— Iga Swiatek

China poses a greater national security threat to the U.S. than any other nation - economically, militarily and technologically. That includes threats…

— John Ratcliffe

No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if…

— Napoleon Hill

To the extent that the United States has, I don't like the word hegemony, the United States has influence around the world,…

— Robert C. Solomon

In Iran, the women are like Italian women, they rule the house inside. But it's full of life. The history is very…

— Juliette Binoche

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz…

— Ella Henderson

Every Halloween for six years, I was a Ninja Turtle, and Mikey was my favorite. The turtles really made me who I…

— Greg Cipes

We are all leaders-whether we want to be or not. There is always someone we are influencing-either leading them to good-or away…

— Leif Erikson

The adolescent does not develop her identity and individuality by moving outside her family. She is not triggered by some magic unconscious…

— Terri E Apter

I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how…

— Hoodie Allen

It would be so weird if we knew just as much as we needed to know to answer all the questions of…

— George Saunders

I loved all kinds of Bluegrass music. Sonya Isaacs was a big influence; she's a Bluegrass Gospel singer, but she's also done…

— Carly Pearce

So, to meditate is to purge the mind of its self-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Timing. We give it many names: Destiny, Fate, Kismet, the will of God. Whatever we call it, lives are changed and molded…

— Helen Van Slyke

When you coach and teach leadership, most people think about them. It's like you're the leader and how do you influence them.…

— Les Wexner

We would not - from here - counsel anyone to be guided by influences from without. ... If these come as in…

— Edgar Cayce

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large…

— Stephen Covey

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

— John F. Kennedy

Do not allow the demons of your past to unpack their baggage into your future.

— Anonymous

A small country like Georgia has little influence on conflicts that must be resolved at the global level.

— Bidzina Ivanishvili

The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.

— Jeffrey C. Hall

“Don’t tell me you’re passionate about your job – show me that you’re passionate about helping people like me.”

— Chris Murray

“The investment you make in others is transferred to everyone they influence long after you’re gone. Significance”

— Mensah Oteh

Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate.

— James Fallows

I'll read a book. I'll watch a documentary or a film or whatever. I'll go to an art exhibit and just try…

— Black Thought

I'd say the music influences the writing - the music and rhythm of the prose - much more than the writing influences…

— Rob Roberge

My grandfather influenced my brother, and my brother was my biggest influence.

— Trombone Shorty

This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I'd say that Ray Charles is definitely the biggest influence on my singing. Also Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

— Michael McDonald

“The influence of the future on the past," said Morel enthusiastically, almost inaudibly.”

— Adolfo Bioy Casares

The easiest way to end up unhappy, is trying to impress and please everybody.

— Blaze Olamiday

People are not naturally either friends or enemies: friendship and enmity arise from circumstances.

— Ritu Ghatourey