Influence Quotes - page 15

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence. (Ninette de Valois)
When you write for children and young adults, you have much more affect and influence on them than when you write for adults. The books that get us through our childhood stay with us for life. View quote
O. R. Melling
The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations. View quote
Omar Bongo
Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me. View quote
Otto Schily
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks. View quote
Padmasree Warrior
Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan had tremendous influence on generations of American because, even if people disagreed with them, they admired them because they made very strong commitments to things they believed in. View quote
Phil Crane
Working lives are for the state to influence. Unemployment makes people unhappy. So does instability. View quote
Polly Toynbee
In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one. View quote
Pat Boone
When I started out, I preferred to watch my films without music, as its presence tends to mask the underlying pace of the film. I felt I could feel the rhythm of the film better without music to influence me. View quote
Paul Hirsch
The people that you have around you are your biggest influence. View quote
RJ Mitte
The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention. (Robert McChesney)
Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence. View quote
Robert Teeter
As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives. View quote
Robert Teeter
When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics. View quote
Roland Joffe
But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have? View quote
Ron Silver
Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape. View quote
Simon Callow
It's not just for its influence on us, but to knowknow that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence. View quote
Siobhan Davies
The Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious crisis the country had undergone. View quote
Stephen Gardiner
We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete withdrawal. Our position is it needs to be done as soon as possible so that the elections can be free, fair and free of outside influence. View quote
Stephen Hadley
Anime has been good to me. I made and continue to make very little money at it, but the undying, feverish loyalty of the fans of the genre has been such a life-changing influence for me that I wanted to do everything I possibly could to help give something back to them. View quote
Steven Blum
The realisation that, depending on where we changed from one note to the next in a melodic line, the music could subtly influence the entire meaning of a scene in so many ways was like a door opening to this amazing new world for me. (Steven Price)
The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than twenty asses laden with drugs. View quote
Thomas Sydenham
Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life. View quote
Tom Glavine
I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad. View quote
Tom Lehman
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well. View quote
Tanya Tucker