Best 1875 quotes in «influence quotes» category

If a German company takes over 51 percent of an Indian one, it is given far-reaching controlling rights. But if an Indian company owns the majority of a German company, it is granted only very limited influence. That is unfair.

If anything, hearing another poet is a sacred experience I enter, but I can honestly say this does not influence my own work.

If a woman decides she likes me, it would behoove her to take into consideration that my art has had a strong influence on the type of person I am.

If I had known I would influence so many guitarists, I would have practiced more.

If I were to categorize what I sing, I have many different influences, and a lot of them are from back in time.

If only I had the influence with my wife and children that I have in some other quarters!

If there is anything of power in The Salvation Army today, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.

If the Church is not now as bad as the Soviet Government, that is due to the influence of those who attacked the Church

If there were any people who were my role models I would just say it was my family's influence and the family and the kids around me.

If the influence of luck is a delusion, then all I can say is that the delusion is virtually universal.

If we are going to be masters of our destiny, we must be masters of the ideas that influence that destiny.

If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced. If we spend our energies on those things over which we can expect positive results, we will expand our influence.

If we're free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running from it.

If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.

If we were to normalize relations right now, we would remove one of the biggest pieces of leverage we have to try to influence and change Iranian behavior.

If you ask me now, I think every single writer whose work I've read has had some influence upon me, and I continue to be influenced, subtly, by everything I read, like a sponge. But then, what writers aren't? Being a literary sponge is one of the prerequisites for this insanity.

If you are uninterested in what I say, there's an end to it. If you like what I say, please try to understand which previous influences have made you like it. If you like some of the things I say, and dislike others, you could try to understand why. If you dislike all I say, why not try to find out what formed your attitude?

If you have no power, talk about your influence. If you have power, talk about the constraints that hem you in.

If you can influence the outcome, do the work. If you can't influence the outcome, ignore the possibility. It's merely a distraction.

If you can make it through the night, there's a brighter day.

If you like what Wall Street did for the housing market, you'll love what Wall Street is doing for commodities. Goldman's ability to influence any portion of the price for a key component of the industrial economy is simply unacceptable.

If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway.

If you choose, you can influence every aspect of your brain, and therefore every aspect of your life.

If you look at the most meaningful science fiction, it didn't come from watching other films. We seem to be in a place now where filmmakers make films based on other films because that's where the stimuli and influence comes from.

If you're from a certain generation, you basically learn to read with 'Peanuts.' It's sort of the template for the modern strip. Its influence ceased to be noticed because it's in everything.

If you're a marketer who doesn't know how to invent, design, influence, adapt, and ultimately discard products, then you're no longer a marketer. You're deadwood.

I guess I would call my music blues punk. Theres a lot of influences.

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was.

I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.

I had a lot of classical influences. I had classical music and opera and literature, but I also liked sleaze. And putting it together, sleaze and glamour, it just made sense to me.

I have also been invited to talk to psychologists and psychoanalysts and I liked that very much. Because, they are the ones who are bringing a lot of very, you know, problematic ideas about sexuality and gender into psychiatric and psychological settings. And I like having some influence there.

I hated discussing ideas with investors, because then I become a Defender of the Idea, and that influences your thought process.

I have certainly not got re-elected to retire, and I shall certainly start trying to push my influence in politics as far as I possibly can

I have many favorite actors that have influenced me all my life and that are still idols and models to me. It would be extremely hard for me to narrow it down to a few because each and every one of them influence me in a different way, on a different level, with diverse things, emotions, or thoughts.

I have moved around a lot, and I've lived in all of these different environments - that has affected the kinds of music and the range of music and influences I've had in my life. All of those influences - more subconsciously - play into the music I make.

I hope to inspire people, influence people.

I have overlived the generation with which mutual labors & perils begat mutual confidence and influence.

I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

I liked actions movies. Jean-Claude Van Damme was a major influence on me at that point in my life.

I learned the power of storytelling and the responsibility that people with influence have to speak out

I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

I love Beyonce. She's so fierce. I also love Lily Allen, and she was an influence on my music.

I like the influence and responsibility the Red Cross has become known for.

I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather.

I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide spectrum.

I'm a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.

I love Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. I also love more cerebral poets like H.D. and Emily Dickinson. My parents subscribed to a monthly poetry periodical, and as a teenager I was introduced to Denise Levertov, who was an influence.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.