--- title: "21 Influenced People Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 21 Influenced People quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Influenced People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ricky-williams-6740_influenced_one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-a_321209.png" --- > [One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-williams/one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-always-so-influenced-by-what/) [Ricky Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ricky-williams-6740_influenced_one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-a_321209.png) > [The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-mochrie/the-people-who-influenced-me-most-were-the-people-who-said-i-would/) [Colin Mochrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-mochrie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/colin-mochrie-9765_people_the-people-who-influenced-me-most-were-t_209193.jpg) > [I learned then that an actor must always be himself, and must not be influenced by the people with whom he works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorne-greene/i-learned-then-that-an-actor-must-always-be-himself-and-must-not-be/) [Lorne Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorne-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/lorne-greene-5780_actor_i-learned-then-that-an-actor-must-always_2952648.jpg) > [I was influenced by people like David Fincher and William Friedkin, and these directors who kinda paint their films with these dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-whannell/i-was-influenced-by-people-like-david-fincher-and-william-friedkin/) [Leigh Whannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-whannell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/leigh-whannell-4824_cinema_i-was-influenced-by-people-like-david-fi_2827408.jpg) > [Little did I know how much the Runaways had influenced so many people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-currie/little-did-i-know-how-much-the-runaways-had-influenced-so-many-people/) [Cherie Currie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-currie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/cherie-currie-19087_how_little-did-i-know-how-much-the-runaways_4645.jpg) > [ It was \[John's Adams\] Massachusetts constitution if anything that influenced people. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-s-wood/it-was-john-s-adams-massachusetts-constitution-if-anything-that/) [Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-s-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_it-was-john-s-adams-massachusetts-consti_1867270.png) > [I'm more influenced by people's attitudes and spirits than by their particular style. Whether it's Elsie de Wolfe or Pauline de Rothschild,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-moss/i-m-more-influenced-by-people-s-attitudes-and-spirits-than-by-their/) [Charlotte Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-moss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/charlotte-moss-31328_admire_i-m-more-influenced-by-people-s-attitude_62137.jpg) > [“we concern ourselves with what others think we will look like. The things we do, the things we say, even the decisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-n-joy/we-concern-ourselves-with-what-others-think-we-will-look-like-the/) [E.N. Joy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-n-joy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/e-n-joy-7908_think_we-concern-ourselves-with-what-others-th_403454.jpg) > [I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can definitely hear it, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because-bands-of-their-generation/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/curt-smith-5967_children_i-m-becoming-hip-to-my-children-because_2175143.jpg) > [My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-schnabel/my-early-paintings-weren-t-that-good-i-was-very-influenced-by-francis/) [Julian Schnabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-schnabel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/julian-schnabel-9809_artist_my-early-paintings-weren-t-that-good-i-w_599661.jpg) > [I think that's part of the beautiful game. It's kind of this special relationship that happens in football, where you get kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobin-heath/i-think-that-s-part-of-the-beautiful-game-it-s-kind-of-this-special/) [Tobin Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobin-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/tobin-heath-4475_beautiful_i-think-that-s-part-of-the-beautiful-gam_2273542.jpg) > [If I've influenced people, so be it, but I don't dwell on those kinds of things. I just put out my music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-feliciano/if-i-ve-influenced-people-so-be-it-but-i-don-t-dwell-on-those-kinds/) [Jose Feliciano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-feliciano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/jose-feliciano-5723_happy_if-i-ve-influenced-people-so-be-it-but-i_2667621.jpg) > [“From the start, our environment shapes who we are. We don't always see it, but we are similarly influenced by what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-b-lansdell/from-the-start-our-environment-shapes-who-we-are-we-don-t-always-see/) [C.B. Lansdell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-b-lansdell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/c-b-lansdell-225343_beliefs_from-the-start-our-environment-shapes-wh_3012891.jpg) > [I often think you bring unhappiness on yourself, because if you don't like yourself very much, you allow yourself to be influenced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-johnston/i-often-think-you-bring-unhappiness-on-yourself-because-if-you-don-t/) [Lynn Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-johnston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/lynn-johnston-15001_like-yourself_i-often-think-you-bring-unhappiness-on-y_2072962.png) > [Beauty is present in all creation, but the danger lies in the fact that we allow ourselves to be influenced by what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/beauty-is-present-in-all-creation-but-the-danger-lies-in-the-fact/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/paulo-coelho-10_beauty_beauty-is-present-in-all-creation-but-th_2497464.jpg) > [For the future, be true to yourself. If you're gonna be influenced by someone be influenced by them. Don't cop them so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-shaheed-muhammad/for-the-future-be-true-to-yourself-if-you-re-gonna-be-influenced-by/) [Ali Shaheed Muhammad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-shaheed-muhammad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/ali-shaheed-muhammad-35136_be-true-to-yourself_for-the-future-be-true-to-yourself-if-yo_610641.jpg) > [Warhol was definitely an inspiration when I was younger. I wouldn't quantify his sort of influence. I've been influenced by nature and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-yellin/warhol-was-definitely-an-inspiration-when-i-was-younger-i-wouldn-t/) [Dustin Yellin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-yellin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/dustin-yellin-56878_artist_warhol-was-definitely-an-inspiration-whe_2785835.jpg) > [The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/the-only-thing-i-really-recommend-if-you-re-starting-out-in-stand-up/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/107/ellen-degeneres-604_bob_the-only-thing-i-really-recommend-if-you_221146.jpg) > [When you think of things that influenced your life, Mother Goose influenced more people than almost any other thing, the rhythms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-paley/when-you-think-of-things-that-influenced-your-life-mother-goose/) [Grace Paley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-paley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/grace-paley-3243_geese_when-you-think-of-things-that-influenced_2605022.jpg) > [It seems natural to me that as a writer, you should have some kind of, you know, there should be some kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amiri-baraka/it-seems-natural-to-me-that-as-a-writer-you-should-have-some-kind-of/) [Amiri Baraka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amiri-baraka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/amiri-baraka-8050_kind_it-seems-natural-to-me-that-as-a-writer_853446.jpg) > [We've all been influenced by other people...If Minnie Riperton never existed, would I have even thought of singing in that (upper) register?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariah-carey/we-ve-all-been-influenced-by-other-people-if-minnie-riperton-never/) [Mariah Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariah-carey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/mariah-carey-1687_doubt_we-ve-all-been-influenced-by-other-peopl_2784751.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influenced-people/#itemlist", "name": "Influenced People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ricky Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-williams/one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-always-so-influenced-by-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ricky-williams-6740_influenced_one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-a_321209.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ricky-williams-6740_influenced_one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-a_321209.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/ricky-williams-6740_influenced_one-of-my-biggest-problems-is-that-i-m-a_321209.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.” — Ricky Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. 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