My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school.… — Ben Barnes Copy Share Image
Music and literature have always and continue to be massive influences. Writers such as Seamus Heaney and Frank McGuinness. I have always… — Bronagh Gallagher Copy Share Image
I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order. — Sam Kinison Copy Share Image
“We're freaks, the two of us, Franny and I. I'm a twenty-five-year-old freak and she's a twenty-one-year-old freak, and both those bastards… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
The characters in my stories, whether historical or fictional, usually prove to be a compilation of influences taken from differing sources, but… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I couldn't imagine what it's like to be a journalist talking about music. You're left with empty descriptions; you probably have to… — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce… — Giles Foden Copy Share Image
My mother - who's from Iowa - owns and runs her own day-care centre, while my father's a developer. And my musical… — Keri Hilson Copy Share Image
Since I've been in an actor, I've lived in Italy, in London, in Stockholm - I had the fortune of working in… — Matthew Settle Copy Share Image
“Be mindful of all the outside influences that are competing for attention.” — Steven Redhead Copy Share Image
My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song. — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses much more than avoiding, overcoming, and being cleansed from sin and the bad influences in our… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
I'm sure I could start a band tomorrow that would have different influences and would want to do something completely different than… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
“It is better to dwell on the beautiful things in life than the negative.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences. — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
You can get really left of centre influences in mainstream pop. Michael Jackson and Prince are some of the most progressive artists… — Kimbra Copy Share Image
Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual's contribution far more than the individual himself. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's '2000-Year-Old Man' sketch. I think it's one of the biggest… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
The plumbing and pluvial dynamics of the Amazon, the largest freshwater system on Earth, are still far from understood. This is partly… — Alex Shoumatoff Copy Share Image
What influences our behavior, and what our level of responsibility is, are very complex issues. And anytime we try to make this… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
America is a mosaic not of groups but of individuals, each of whom carries a host of cultural influences, some chosen, some… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
If you're going to spend two or three years of your life working on something, you've got to be making the kind… — Scott Rudin Copy Share Image
