I think there's no way of avoiding the South African or African influence from coming into my music, just because I spent… — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity.… — Lily Cole Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and… — Keith O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
What I do try to do is just stay away from other people's work, because they might influence you too much in… — Marko Djurdjevic Copy Share Image
I think the biggest influence on the book, as far as the humor goes, comes, at least indirectly, from the men I… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Noting all these things with the great delight which learning gives, we cannot but be stirred by these discoveries when we reflect… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Each central banksought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level… — Carroll Quigley Copy Share Image
Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother's love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
“It is safe to assume that any individual or group you wish to influence has access to more wisdom than they currently… — Annette Simmons Copy Share Image
An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
Today the influences of your society pressure you to be successful before your time. They are pulling you down. They have pulled… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
That was actually Lloyd Phillips who was a Kiwi film producer in L.A. And it was about Gorgeous George, not Haystacks Calhoun.… — John Ratzenberger Copy Share Image
It is the indispensable duty of those, who maintain for themselves the rights of human nature, and who possess the obligations of… — Benjamin Banneker Copy Share Image
The management of foreign relations appears to be the most susceptible of abuse of all the trusts committed to a Government, because… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I start looking for adjectives in news reporting, and if there are too many of them, if they're all sort of repeatedly… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
... what is really inspiriting and ennobling in the doctrine of freewill, is the conviction that we have real power over the… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
How would that excellent mystery, wedded life, irradiate the world with its blessed influences, were the generous impulses and sentiments of courtship… — Arthur Frederick Saunders Copy Share Image
One ought to avoid all unnecessary worry and exciting thoughts, and to cultivate a firm tranquility of mind. Melancholy reflections will in… — George Hackenschmidt Copy Share Image
“The practice of sympathetic joy is rooted in inner development. It’s not a matter of learning techniques to “make friends and influence… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare, in some sense, helped create the modern man, didn't he, his influence is that pervasive. He held the mirror up to… — Jess Winfield Copy Share Image
I'm in a long-term relationship with Diego Serrano, and I'm very happy. He's the worst influence that I have ever had in… — Cote de Pablo Copy Share Image
It is exceedingly improbable that the identical action of the corresponding parts of the two retina is the result of a certain… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
John Cassavetes wrote A Woman Under the Influence as a play. He said, "Hey, I wrote you a play." And I said,… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
Sitting on the back of my motorbike going from west to east through Mongolia was one of the most inspiring and awesome… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
Standing, as I believe the United States stands for humanity and civilization, we should exercise every influence of our great country to… — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
Although psychoanalysis has influenced me personally, it has had curiously little influence on my writing. This may be because writers learn from… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than… — Glenn McGrath Copy Share Image
I met Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not really star struck by actors, but musicians, that's when I… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
I'm not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The thing that a lot of people may or may not know is every artist is a cinephile, whether they watch movies… — Laurie Simmons Copy Share Image
There is definitely a Japanese influence on my style. I spent several years back and forth training over there, training at the… — Samoa Joe Copy Share Image
“Remember: when you walk into a DIY store to buy a drill, you don’t want the drill. Your end goal is to… — Chris Murray Copy Share Image
I have moved around a lot, and I've lived in all of these different environments - that has affected the kinds of… — Tei Shi Copy Share Image
I guess there might come a point when I will want to live an anonymous life. I'm only at the start of… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
[The movies] make the sort of comment only a novel can make, an allusion to the world in which people live, the… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
For a long time now, movie characters have generally been articulate, even chatty. Call it the influence of Woody Allen, but we… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
[The spirit of party] opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The UK has no input in Afrobeat. Let me make myself very clear. The UK has no influence in the creation or… — Burna Boy Copy Share Image