What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
We are connected with our own age if we recognize ourselves in relation to outside events; and we have grasped its spirit… — Hans Hofmann Copy Share Image
In fact, it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community… — Barbara Brandriff Crabb Copy Share Image
Any candidate who claims his religion has no influence on his decisions is either a dishonest politician or a shallow follower of… — Robert Jeffress Copy Share Image
A hand can change the style, The foot can change the direction, A brain can change the heart, The heart can change… — Siti Noor Husna Copy Share Image
Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are… — Bud Selig Copy Share Image
Of course, no matter how hard we try to be objective as reporters, our life experiences and personal circumstances influence our journalism,… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
We cannot attain to the understanding of Scripture either by study or by the intellect. Your first duty is to begin by… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As well as Japanese animation, technology has a huge influence on Japanese society, and also Japanese novels. It's because before, people tended… — Mamoru Oshii Copy Share Image
Had there been no Renaissance and no Italian influence to bring in the stories of other lands English history would, it may… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
When I go and write with other artists - a lot of the time it's with them - it's like a therapy… — Bonnie McKee Copy Share Image
The influence of Sun Tzu on other North Vietnamese military strategists is harder to answer. Certainly many of the key leaders in… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
I think the equipment you use has a real, visible influence on the character of your photography. You're going to work differently,… — Keith Carter Copy Share Image
Just as man as a social being, cannot in the long run exist without a tie to the community, so the individual… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Do I think it would be better that people knew the atrocities that Monsanto commits or the influence of corporate money in… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
I'd already been doing work in the community... But when it comes to how to actually amplify your voice, when I saw… — Malcolm Jenkins Copy Share Image
I was greatly influenced by musique concrete when I was, like, 10. I was completely mesmerized by the idea that you could… — Walter Murch Copy Share Image
Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I've been in the Green party for a very long time - when was it, 1986 - and I joined the party… — Caroline Lucas Copy Share Image
By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to… — Fredrik Bajer Copy Share Image
We all have very personal relationships to what happened on 9/11 and the events after tracking Osama bin Laden. Nobody can escape… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
Man is his own star, and the soul that can, render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence,… — John Fletcher Copy Share Image
Venus's life story across 5,000 years reminds us not to trivialise the power of desire: the ancients were right to never underestimate… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
A lot of people still see YouTubers as a subclass of influencers. They still just don't truly understand the influence a lot… — MrBeast Copy Share Image
If today there is a proper American sphere of influence it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live… — Hubert H Humphrey Copy Share Image
Men's prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and… — Peter Cushing Copy Share Image
Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
We continue to be inspired by my father's growing legacy and are excited to embark on new opportunities that will further his… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
I don't think a lot of people realize the influence TV has on our kids. Kids take a lot of their cues… — Jerry Mathers Copy Share Image
There's some people who say big philanthropy is not such a good idea, meaning that somehow you have enormous power and you're… — Charlie Rose Copy Share Image
Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon – it is the very heart of painting. Repeated experiments with adjacent colors… — Josef Albers Copy Share Image
It's time to resist efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union who have conducted a religious lobotomy on this country, seeking to… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many painters, but I love Francis Bacon… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
All know the importance of sustaining the hopes of a sick man. The reason of this is that his nervous system is… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest.… — Kano Jigoro Copy Share Image
I sometimes wish I had never had to sell a painting. Every painting you make represents the time it was made and… — Peter Doig Copy Share Image
The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I really don't see any influence of my work on any artists. But I do think I've had an influence on drawings'… — Raymond Pettibon Copy Share Image