One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.

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

“Fife... simply walked off by himself, into the jungle to look at all the things which would continue to exist after he had ceased…

— James Jones

I went to school in a place called Dunfermline, which is in Fife - it's like the middle of Scotland - so I didn't…

— Ncuti Gatwa

Most of our great influences were male rockers, like Led Zeppelin.

— Nancy Wilson

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and…

— Walter Jon Williams

I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it.

— Edward Moore

Ric Flair, The Freebirds, and The Rockers were great influences in my decision to become a wrestler.

— Jeff Hardy

USA has gone from Barney Fife to Barney Frank.

— Mike Huckabee

The more excited the rooster gets, the higher his voice goes. He's got a little bit of a Barney Fife quality to him.

— Jeff Foxworthy

Im afraid that when it comes to the Christian life, and especially the issue of assurance, too many of us adopt the Barney Fife…

— Tony Evans

As a kid, as a young kid, I was a James Bond fan. And I remember watching a movie where James Bond was doing…

— Frank Dux

“Yep,” I said proudly, and kind of sniffed like Barney Fife when he was allowed to load his pistol.”

— Ronnie Ray Jenkins

“Men don't know when to stop, she's told me over and over. You have to cut them off or they'll eat 'til their bellies…

— Elizabeth Nicole

Growing up in Dallas, my first influences on the guitar were T-Bone Walker and Les Paul. T-Bone taught me how to play lead guitar…

— Steve Miller

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

— Ambrose Bierce