My dad's from Zimbabwe, and my mom is Danish, Irish, and Norwegian, so I have influences from a lot of different places. — Tinashe Copy Share Image
I'm a Jew. I'm fascinated by our culture and our history, by what made us the people we are. It influences every… — Mandy Patinkin Copy Share Image
I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism.… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
I'm a mash-up of everyone. My influences would be Michael Jackson, Brandy, Aaliyah - those types of people. So if you can… — Keke Palmer Copy Share Image
Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
I'm all for past influences; the question is whether they are deterministic. Freud and the behaviorists argue that what we are at… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“Coleridge wrote a poem called ‘The Eolian Harp,’ in which he explored the notion of music slumbering on its instrument. It's a… — Amal El-Mohtar Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for KISS, there would be no Guns N' Roses. Bands like that made Guns N' Roses. We were five… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist. — Elle Varner Copy Share Image
I know you're supposed to hide your influences, but I suppose I see writing as riffing, really, about whatever you have been… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it. — Edward Moore Copy Share Image
“For there is no creature whose inward being is so strong that it is not greatly determined by what lies outside it.” — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses. — Andrew Lansley Copy Share Image
I don't think I've got an innate sense of style, but I guess I'm influenced by those I love and admire. You… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the 'hood. The… — Junior Seau 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
“Most everything influences my work. Working in a used bookstore. Going for walks in the woods and peering at mushrooms. Writing reviews.… — Ariel Gordon Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to John Coltrane and jazz, so they were subtle influences. I sometimes think about doing some kind of… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the… — Kenny G Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a horror story writer. My influences were horror writers, like Rich Matheson, Ray Bradbury and… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
