--- title: "8 Direct Influence Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Direct Influence quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Direct Influence sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/wassily-kandinsky-5828_color_color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influ_67571.png" --- > [Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wassily-kandinsky/color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influence-on-the-soul/) [Wassily Kandinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wassily-kandinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/wassily-kandinsky-5828_color_color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influ_67571.png) > [ABBA was a direct influence on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/beth-ditto-3017_abba_abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me-835216_835216.png) > [I think a lot of things do influence me, but the influence mechanism is as such that these things dive into your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gilmour/i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me-but-the-influence-mechanism/) [David Gilmour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gilmour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/david-gilmour-3970_brain_i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me_1149277.jpg) > [A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-hooker/a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convinced-me-that-the-internet-may/) [John Jay Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-hooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/john-jay-hooker-27042_citizens_a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convi_1298096.png) > [There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/there-is-not-in-fact-any-such-thing-as-the-direct-influence-of-one/) [John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/john-dewey-545_attitude_there-is-not-in-fact-any-such-thing-as-t_1494572.png) > [I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoodie-allen/i-ve-basically-been-able-to-do-everything-i-basically-run-my-own/) [Hoodie Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoodie-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/hoodie-allen-15644_able_i-ve-basically-been-able-to-do-everythin_1748456.jpg) > [If there was a direct influence on a song, I never hid it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-murphy/if-there-was-a-direct-influence-on-a-song-i-never-hid-it/) [James Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/james-murphy-4684_direct_if-there-was-a-direct-influence-on-a-son_2988682.jpg) > [It is easy to see that the ego is that part of the id which has been modified by the direct influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/it-is-easy-to-see-that-the-ego-is-that-part-of-the-id-which-has-been/) [Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/sigmund-freud-360_direct_it-is-easy-to-see-that-the-ego-is-that-p_3093632.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/direct-influence/#itemlist", "name": "Direct Influence Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wassily Kandinsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wassily-kandinsky/color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influence-on-the-soul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/wassily-kandinsky-5828_color_color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influ_67571.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/wassily-kandinsky-5828_color_color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influ_67571.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/wassily-kandinsky-5828_color_color-is-a-means-to-exert-a-direct-influ_67571.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.” — Wassily Kandinsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "ABBA was a direct influence on me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Beth Ditto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/beth-ditto-3017_abba_abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me-835216_835216.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/beth-ditto-3017_abba_abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me-835216_835216.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/beth-ditto-3017_abba_abba-was-a-direct-influence-on-me-835216_835216.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“ABBA was a direct influence on me.” — Beth Ditto", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think a lot of things do influence me, but the influence mechanism is as such that these things dive into your brain and bury themselves into your subconscious and you're never quite sure where and how they're going to emerge. I don't think I really take direct influence.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Gilmour" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gilmour/i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me-but-the-influence-mechanism/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/david-gilmour-3970_brain_i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me_1149277.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/david-gilmour-3970_brain_i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me_1149277.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/david-gilmour-3970_brain_i-think-a-lot-of-things-do-influence-me_1149277.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think a lot of things do influence me, but the influence mechanism is as such that these things dive into…” — David Gilmour", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for the people, for the citizens, to have some direct influence on the government.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Jay Hooker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-hooker/a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convinced-me-that-the-internet-may/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/john-jay-hooker-27042_citizens_a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convi_1298096.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/john-jay-hooker-27042_citizens_a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convi_1298096.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/john-jay-hooker-27042_citizens_a-short-exposure-to-the-convention-convi_1298096.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way…” — John Jay Hooker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of the physical environment as an intermediary. 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