Top 1200 Influential People Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

When I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down.

During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland

Being born was the most influential thing that's ever happened to me, for myself.

Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva.

Fair and unfair are among the most influential words in English and must be delicately used.

The Family is the oldest and arguably most influential religious political organization in Washington.

If we don't build a company as influential as Google or Facebook, then we failed. I'm, like, perpetually stressed, honestly.

Kendrick Lamar deserves a Grammy. He's one of the biggest, most influential rappers of my generation.

A creative idea will be defined simply as one that is both novel and useful or influential in a particular social setting.

Funnily enough, 'Shooting Stars,' that stupid little panel show, is the most influential thing we've done.

My father and one of my grandfathers died very early, and female figures have been an influential part of my life.

My acting teacher in high school was really influential, and we still keep in touch.

Management is a curious phenomenon. It is generously paid, enormously influential, and significantly devoid of common sense

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

Blade Runner was an incredibly influential movie, in terms of the way that it envisioned what the future was going to look like.

The contributions of influential African Americans have frequently been ignored, underrepresented, and even silenced.

The pitch, timbre, volume, speed, and cadence of your voice, the speed with which you speak, and even the way you modulate pitch and loudness, are all hugely influential factors in how convincing you are and how people judge your state of mind and character.

I do think that Lovecraft is very influential to the horror genre, but I also didn't want to ignore the fact that he's a major racist.

I knew the Beatles songs and how influential they are to other bands, but I'm not a fanatic, so I could look outside the box and observe.

When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. They are seeking your approval, or they flatter you. Unfortunately, this creates a gap between what you hear and reality. If you find yourself in that situation, you will need to work extra hard to get the people close to you to speak honestly into your life. And you will have to become highly intentional in observing and listening.

It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters.

If you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years.

The most influential time in my life musically was definitely those piano lessons.

The largest and most influential houses chiefly demonstrate the aloofness of the French approach.

One of my biggest and most influential was 'The Golden Girls.' That show, I remember specific episodes.

Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops

The reason Joy Division and New Order are as influential and successful as they are is because of the unique playing of all the individuals.

Jesus remains the most influential person in history, one who has inspired untold followers for millennia.

Behind the October Revolution there are more influential personalities than the thinkers and executors of Marxism.

Everybody wants to act like I ain't a big deal when I am. I'm one of the most successful, relevant and influential rappers of my generation.

Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.

Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion.

Globalization in part means that a lot of people are walking into the room and in some cases becoming influential or even dominant voices in the conversation. Sometimes they are like party-crashers coming in and pushing people around, scooping up the valuables and eating up the food in the frig - bribing political leaders, undermining traditional economies and the ways of life that are interwoven with them, replacing them with new economic models that effectively exploit developing countries for their labor and resources.

The most influential person in the room isn't the one who is being a bully, talking loudly, and imposing him- or herself on others. Surrendered people understand that true power comes from being respectful and listening. Surrendered people know themselves and are empathetic toward others. They don't measure themselves by how much they are liked, nor do they compete for attention. When they sit quietly in a room, others always seem to come to them.

I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage making people laugh as a troll in 'The Hobbit.' That solidified my dream to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' which was hugely influential for me growing up.

The South was influential in my life. It helped form who I am. I went to New York out of drama school, and I lived in California.

Teaching is really a natural extension of one's practice--one wants to share something that's so influential and beautiful in one's life.

E-mail is the most influential application ever to appear on a personal computer, and it remains sadly deficient.

I think the thing that is most influential about 'Haxan' is the casting of the witches as just old women and the strength of that.

Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.

The most influential thing was the two Chris Rock specials that came out when I was in high school. I was obsessed with that stuff.

The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.

Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.

Michelle Obama, and any woman behind an influential man, has always been there.

It is now no mystery that some quite influential 'philosophers' were 'mentally' ill.

Dr. Dre is the most influential artist and producer in hip-hop history.

The idea of the Overton Window of using people on the political fringe to change the terms of acceptable debate, that`s an idea that`s been hugely influential in conservative politics since Joseph P. Overton thought it up, making radical ideas seem acceptable by advocating for the unthinkable.

Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things.

I think that the idea of family is a very powerful and influential and disjointed thing that will always captivate me.

Landowners and influential men of all kinds, especially members of political councils, ought to set an example to the people. The young members of rich families should offer themselves for military service. If not one of two sons, at least one of three sons should be ready to do so.

I think the most influential aspect of my work is to show that Judaism and Christianity exist in a continuity with archaic religions.

For 22 years, Bandar bin Sultan was Saudi Arabia's influential, irrepressible ambassador in Washington.

Moms, you are the first and most influential role model in your girl's life. Use that power.

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 Malik and his naturalism, Robert Altman and his exploration of improvisation, and Judd Apatow, in terms of his comedic process.

We are not very good at this. Our success rests on our international experience and on our ability to read the market. And I contest the notion that you can only succeed in China when you are well-connected. Neither my husband nor I are "princelings" - children of influential people, that is. And yet China has enabled us to succeed.

In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World.

A great song is something that you go back to in twenty years and it's still so influential to you.

When I became tired of oil painting at one stage, I used collage and this proved to be influential in the design and composition of my later works.

I try not to listen to a lot of music when I'm starting the recording process, because it can be so subtly influential.

Pope Francis is not the first religious leader who has endorsed evolution and the Big Bang, but he is certainly one of the most influential.