Basically Quote by Malcolm Gladwell

When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.

— John Knox

The most influential person is the one you aspire to be.

— Ayesha Johnson

There were authors I read as an adult who completely inspired me. But when I was a teenager, I got to hang out with…

— Nick Hornby

A lot of people inspire me. I'm a huge movie buff. From studying and watching movies, over and over again, directly influential are Terrence…

— David Gordon Green

Leonard [Nimoy] was such a teacher for me. He was one of the most fully realized human beings I have ever known on every…

— Zachary Quinto

My father was not only a planetary scientist and a great popularizer of science, but he thought very deeply about the world. He was…

— Nick Sagan

Philip Roth has been a huge influence on me. The early books I read in my teens and twenties.

— Nathan Englander

The most influential person in my life had been George Michael. He was very important to me and was one of my musical heroes…

— Ronan Keating

I would say the only one person I know of who kind of combines the elements that my father brought to the table in…

— John Buffalo Mailer

In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I've been influenced by someone or [English artists] work. I mentioned Hans Coper as an example.

— Warren MacKenzie

Ray Bradbury was the first author that I was really exposed to back in grade school. I'm a big Philip K. Dick fan, but…

— Rian Johnson