He who influences the thought of his times influences the…

He who influences the thought of his times, influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on eternity.

— Hypatia

Tennis, at times, I follow, but not much.

— P. V. Sindhu

I hated discussing ideas with investors, because then I become a Defender of the Idea, and that influences your thought process.

— Michael Burry

You never know where your influences are going to come from, or where you're going to find your inspiration.

— Page McConnell

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

— Don DeLillo

Anyone who influences others is a leader.

— Charles R. Swindoll

I think about all these influences and musical cultures, then the opinion of the audience is of course important, but when I'm working on…

— Rokia Traore

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't…

— Mose Allison

One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

— Frank Gehry

I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide spectrum.

— Chantal Kreviazuk

Everything in life influences my music.

— Jason Mraz

Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.

— Axl Rose

Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up listening to…

— Avril Lavigne

My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different…

— Rokia Traore

DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.

— Ambrose Bierce