Sebald, Naipaul, and Joyce are three of my biggest influences, all of them for their formal freedom and their ability to create… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
We were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both… — Richard O'Brien Copy Share Image
Boxing is a science. You don't just walk into a gym and start punching. Fighters are born with differences in physical ability,… — Eddie Futch Copy Share Image
You have to ask if the country would have been ready for Barack Obama if we hadn't been prepared by Colin Powell… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
For since it is impossible for a created monad to have a physical influence on the inner nature of another, this is… — Gottfried Leibniz Copy Share Image
My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was… — Steven Stamkos Copy Share Image
The reason we can't attain the highest level of knowledge while incarnate is that we can't then wholly escape the influence of… — Gail Fine 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
Masses are rude, lame, unmade, pernicious in their demands and influence, and need not to be flattered, but to be schooled. I… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
There had been observed in this country certain streams of influence which are causing a marked deterioration in our literature, amusements, and… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
The head of dullness, unlike the tail of the torpedo, loses nothing of the benumbing and lethargizing influence by reiterated discharges. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
[Ted Denson] is sort of a reluctant leader. He didn't try to flex his influence. He's just eminently followable. — George Wendt Copy Share Image
These elites, preferring to work in private, are rarely found posed for photographers, and their influence upon events has therefore to be… — Harold Wallace Rosenthal Copy Share Image
The example of America must be the example not merely of peace because it will not fight, but of peace because peace… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
My mother had a definite influence on my leadership style. She was very involved in the community. She would say that whenever… — Shellye Archambeau Copy Share Image
What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
I want you to know that, you can transform everything around you simply by transforming yourself. — Heritier Ndele Copy Share Image
I almost feel like its an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure. I… — Andrew Stanton Copy Share Image
Consider prejudice. Once a person begins to accept a stereotype of a particular group, that "thought" becomes an active agent, "participating" in… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
Great things are always criticized, because they have the power to alter the perception of the world. — Ashutosh Cheulkar Copy Share Image
“and he imagines cars and rides them in his dreams, so lonely growing up among the imaginary automobiles and dead souls of… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Power is always a corrupting influence. In this mythical time - let's call it medieval, feudal - people in power are dictatorial… — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
I was safe, due to my parents, but the Boys' Club was a massive influence. — Michael Carrick Copy Share Image
There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
That's the nub of the thing, you see seriousness of spirit. It doesn't mean heaviness of heart, or a lack of fantasy,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I sincerely hope that whatever influence the United States has in Pakistan, it will convince Pakistan that using terrorism as an instrument… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
The influence is really all over the place. Detroit, definitely because of Motown and Stooges. When you come from a place like… — Alex Winston Copy Share Image
One of the things I say is, 'You cannot control your spouse, but you can influence your spouse.' And one of the… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
Whether we assert our rights by sea, or attempt their maintenance by land whithersoever we turn ourselves, this phantom incessantly pursues us.… — Henry Clay Copy Share Image
There is a growing global anti-establishment revolt against the permanent political class at home and the global elites that influence them, which… — Steve Bannon Copy Share Image
If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was improper or which affected adversely my responsibilities as a public… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If I am not pleased with myself, but should wish to be other than I am, why should I think highly of… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
I'd begun reading Crumb shortly before that, and other underground stuff, so that was an influence to some degree. Of course the… — Chester Brown Copy Share Image
Wall Street banks have the right to express their views to lawmakers and regulators through lobbying, but the law is clear: If… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I don't know any institution in this country that... carries more influence than the church. — Lee Haney Copy Share Image
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