Avoided Quote by Henri Matisse

I don't think I had a bad influence on anybody. I made people feel better about themselves.

— John Waters

Influence is a very tenuous matter. I try to avoid it in every respect. I don't want to be influenced by anybody.

— Erskine Caldwell

Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it. It would…

— Rem Koolhaas

I definitely don't think of myself as being an influence.

— Kate Bush

As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions ... I felt justified in ignoring…

— George Soros

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

— Winona Ryder

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

— Suze Orman

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

— John Cleese

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

— Louis Auchincloss

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

— Bonnie Raitt

There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn't let someone push you off course, but…

— Jim Rohn

I think you've got to be as honest as possible in order to influence someone.

— Noah Cyrus