Top 1200 Good Influences Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

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

Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being.

I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

I like to believe that everyone is born with the same skill set, and that it is the influences that one comes upon.

I try to find influences in not only wrestling but all facets of entertainment.

We have to deal with the way that race influences our criminal justice system.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

Skipp and Spector's 'Books of the Dead' were huge influences on me as a writer.

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences.

As always, my influences are diverse and not what you might expect from a 'heavy metal' artist.

Daphne Guinness, who makes couture seem wearable, is an icon who influences what I wear.

Of all influences that cause men to choose wrong, selfishness is undoubtedly the strongest. Where it is, the Spirit is not.

Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences.

I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.

Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all.

I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock n roll and ex-wives. In that order.

To be honest, I'm like a sponge so my inspiration and influences really can come from anywhere.

The phenomenon of fame is literally invisible, but it influences and dominates your life if you aren't careful.

Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.

I guess I would call my music 'blues punk.' There's a lot of influences.

I am very proud of my mother - she is one of the greatest influences in my life.

One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist.

Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.

The two biggest influences of the '70s were Don Cornelius and Bruce Lee.

KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D.

My musical influences are from the '50s: Bill Evans, Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal.

Every thought, speech, and action of a person influences everything in the environment.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

My career direction has probably been guided as much by curiosity and my personality as by my early influences.

All adverse and depressing influences can be overcome, not by fighting, by by rising above them.

Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.

One of the biggest heroes and influences of mine, especially acting and working in comedy, is Steve Coogan.

I formulate my style based on a range of influences from books to films and my moods.

I haven't read a lot of Westerns. But I wrote a Western. The influences were all cinematic.

Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behavior, and they are classic excuses.

I don't need any crutches in order to concentrate. As a child I learned that you must be ready because I'd be yelled at more than other people and it would always be my fault. I learned that to be professional is your number-one priority. The art comes second. You learn that, in order to give your best performance, you have to be a good technician, which means never allowing negative influences affect your performance.

Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses.

I think it's just a conglomerate of everybody's influences that comes out on the record, and live as well.

As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.

A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.

Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.

Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.

Nothing influences people more than are commendation from a trusted friend.

My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.

Contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed.

One of my biggest influences, of course, is David Simon and his work on 'The Wire.'

Your reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do.

The influences in my life were all kind of politically, socially implanted. And then there was Watergate.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

The richness of an artist is the fusion of influences that have shaped his life and work.

Blues, rock, and soul are part of the music I make, but there are Indian influences, too.

I always wanted to do music that influences and inspires each generation.

Love is everything. It is the key to life, and its influences are those that move the world.

The best scientific way to discover if one factor influences another is to do a controlled experiment.

I'm a white guy listening to the Cure and thinking about Pynchon influences.

Ripe old age, cheerful, useful, and understanding, is one of the finest influences in the world.