Influence Quotes · Page 91

We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one direction, have great influence on the public mind.

— Edmund Burke

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

— Alexander Hamilton

A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

One small positive thought can change your whole day or your whole life.

— Nishant Grover

The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.

— Gerry Beckley

Those who give up on their dreams shouldn't influence you to give up on yours.

— Rita Zahara

Some of my influences are black gospel artists so I definitely want to do a soul-gospel type thing.

— Jonny Lang

The media are doing this, not because they have a sinister motive, but because they love to feel that they are influencing…

— Ben Aaronovitch

I had always been considered such a nonentity where human relations were concerned that the idea that I might have an influence,…

— Louis Auchincloss

After decades of declining influence on the affairs of the world, there is once again a widespread consideration of spritual principles as…

— Marianne Williamson

When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the…

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

I would say Triple H is the biggest influence on my career. He's almost like a father figure. If I slip up,…

— Enzo Amore

I sometimes wish I had never had to sell a painting. Every painting you make represents the time it was made and…

— Peter Doig

The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching…

— Albert Einstein

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

I think of consciousness as a bottomless lake, whose waters seem transparent, yet into which we can clearly see but a little…

— Charles Sanders Peirce

I think a lot of things do influence me, but the influence mechanism is as such that these things dive into your…

— David Gilmour

It was very challenging in terms of making sure that everyone is distinct. Also, we wanted to have some Asian influences as…

— Miles Millar

More directly linked to the impact of technology, it involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled and directed society. Such a…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John…

— Hunter Hayes

We live in a post-authentic world, and today authenticity is a house of mirrors. It's all just what you're bringing when the…

— Bruce Springsteen

Each and every person in your life is there for a reason. Each person has a specific purpose that contributes to your…

— Kathryn Leute

Would there not be the greatest reason to apprehend, that error in the first sentence would be the parent of error in…

— Alexander Hamilton

The market does not know you exist. You can do nothing to influence it. You can only control your behavior.

— Alexander Elder

I was always interested in finding the elegance of each style and understanding why it influences so many people.

— Volker Bertelmann

He who influences the thought of his times, influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on eternity.

— Hypatia

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

— Dominic Chianese

My greatest fear in life is not having a big enough impact on someone's life to always be remembered...

— Melchor Lim

Influence is exerted by every human being from the hour of birth to that of death.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

You will find, if you think for a moment, that the people who influence you are the people who believe in you.

— Henry Drummond

All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.

— Edward Snowden

It's not enough to picture their outward appearance. Give them a background and sphere of influence.

— Jordan Dane

“When you increase and multiply, you get much more influence and reach beyond your imagination”

— Sunday Adelaja

I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.

— Paloma Faith

A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.

— William Jennings Bryan

If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big…

— Pearl Cleage

Congress continues to pass laws to limit lobbyists' influence, but people find ways to get around them.

— Bob Beckel

I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.

— Elizabeth Crook

I learned that one's mentality can influence how they react to physical obstacles.

— Lee Seung-gi