“I have two definitions of success - one on the basketball court and one in my personal life. In basketball, success means making my teammates better, winning basketball games and winning championships. In my personal life, success means being a good father to my sons and raising them to be strong men; taking care of my family and being a good friend; and using my influence to make a difference in the community.” MenMeanTwoCareFatherGamesWinningStrongCommunityDifferencesInfluenceSonBasketballMy FamilyCourtDefinitionsMaking A DifferenceMy SonGood FriendChampionshipSuccess In LifePersonal LifeTeammateStrong ManGood FatherDefinition Of SuccessBasketball GameBeing A Good FriendBasketball CourtBasketball SuccessWinning BasketballBeing A Good FatherWinning Championships Author:Dwyane Wade
“I'm not ruling. I never ruled. I have one vote and I'm the leader of the party. I've always had a vote on the central committee. I always had more influence than that one vote. I'll admit that.” PartyLeaderInfluenceVoteCommitteesRuling Author:Huey Newton
“I knew how to influence the people, but it's really just one vote. But the party is being handled in a very good way .” PeopleWayPartyInfluenceVoteVery GoodJust OneGood Way Author:Huey Newton
“With great influence comes great responsibility.” ResponsibilityInfluenceGreat ResponsibilityGreat Influence Author:Melanie Iglesias
“My greatest inspiration has to be a Thai lady called Kru Nam, 40, she is from an upper middle class family and degree educated who has chosen to dedicated her life to rescuing children. I met her just after she rescued 27 children, since then she has continued to rescue more children without money, influence and making connections.” ChildrenInspirationClassInfluenceMiddleMetsDegreesConnectionsChosenEducatedMiddle ClassDedicatedRescueThaiMiddle Class FamilyUpper Middle Class Author:David Batstone
“I know we play a part in the story of progressive music, but for us those influences are the real fathers, the ones that we were interested in.” KnowsRealPlayStoriesFatherInfluenceProgressiveReal Father Author:John Petrucci
“You might pick up some influences from another type of music that you wouldn't normally think of, but, you know, maybe as a guitar player, it will come out in your improvisational style, maybe as a song writer it might come out in your note choices, or in your melodic choices, and it just helps to making your music that much more original and unique.” ThinkingKnowsHelpingMightSongChoicesPlayerInfluenceStyleTypeUniquePicksOriginalsNotesGuitarGuitar Player Author:John Petrucci
“Right, we've got these institutions of media, these financial institutions, we have the means of distribution, we have the means of production, we have all these markets and maxims in place. How do we alter the consciousness, the fundamental unifying field? How do we influence change on that level to all of the world?” WorldMeanLevelsConsciousnessInfluenceMediaFieldsInstitutionsFundamentalsFinancialProductionsDistributionMaximsUnifyingFinancial Institutions Author:Russell Brand
“Many people have been positive influences in my life. My parents, whom I mentioned, were the most important, but many of my teachers were also a big help to me.” PeopleHas BeensImportantHelpingBigsParentTeacherInfluencePositive Influence Author:Samuel Alito
“John Cassavetes wrote A Woman Under the Influence as a play. He said, "Hey, I wrote you a play." And I said, "Great, let's read it." I read it and I said, "John, I couldn't do this every night and twice on Wednesday and Saturday".” SaidPlayNightInfluenceHeyEvery NightSaturdayWednesday Author:Gena Rowlands
“It was a very hard play [Woman Under the Influence] to do every night. And John Cassavetes said, "Don't worry. Don't even think about it, you're right. I hadn't thought of that." He said, "Just forget it."” ThinkingSaidHardPlayNightForgetWorryInfluenceEvery NightForget It Author:Gena Rowlands
“A Woman Under the Influence was my favorite. I loved doing that. And it was challenging.” ChallengesInfluenceMy Favorite Author:Gena Rowlands
“I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.” InfluenceScripts Author:Gena Rowlands
“I cannot accept concepts such as Gülenism or Gülenist. I was only a writer and an official preacher among people. I can have no direct influence on any person or activity. It is inconceivable that I can exert pressure on anybody.” PeoplePersonsI CanAcceptingInfluenceActivityConceptsDirectPressureOfficialsPreacher Author:Fethullah Gulen
“Musicians have the power to influence people and along with movie makers, they can reach and influence more people than any group of people, more than scientists and certainly more than politicians.” PeopleGroupsInfluencePoliticianMusicianScientistMakersInfluencing People Author:Paul Watson
“We live in a media culture and whoever controls and influences and uses media the best has the power for change.” UseCultureInfluenceMediaUsing Me Author:Paul Watson
“The greatest disaster of all was after all the difficulties and loss of life and expenditures, President [Barak] Obama walked away, in 2011, and it is a disaster. And now we've got half of Iraq under the ISIS control and terrorists, and Iran has moved in because we weren't there, and they've taken more influence. Just a few thousand troops, in my opinion, would have avoided that.” PresidentLossHalfOpinionTakenInfluenceThousandDifficultyMovedIraqDisasterTerroristIranTroopsAvoidedIsisExpendituresBarak Obama Author:Jeff Sessions
“Why do people like America? They say, well, you have the largest military in the world. Because you have more people, et cetera. They like America for what we stand for. And one of the things, and I feel proud to be, what this president's for, the last seven years, is we have once again aligned our basic fundamental beliefs and principles with our conduct. And it matters. It matters in terms of our security. It matters in terms of our ability to influence the world. It matters in our ability to succeed.” PeopleWorldFeelsYearsWellsMatterLastsAmericaBeliefPresidentTermAbilityPrinciplesInfluenceSecurityMilitaryProudSucceedFundamentalsSevenSeven YearsAbility To Succeed Author:Joe Biden
“Beginning in the sixties, but getting strong during the seventies and eighties, everybody was sort of Miles Davis and Chick Corea and the jazz guys on the west coast and east coast in America, and then in Switzerland and lots of groups in England and elsewhere, like here in Brazil. We were all under a heavy influence of technological gadgets and changes that we used as elements to produce and create music.” AmericaUsedGuyStrongGroupsInfluenceProduceElementsEnglandJazzWestHeavyEastMilesElsewhereSixtyTechnologicalCoastSeventiesEightyChicksBrazilGadgetsSwitzerlandWest CoastEast Coast Author:Gilberto Gil
“My first encounter with yoga was in 1969 with my older brother Doug. I was thirteen years old, and he was eighteen. He'd learned about yoga in California on a surfing trip, and when he came back to Houston, Texas, he introduced me to this new stuff he'd learned. I'll always be grateful for that positive influence at an early age.” YearsFirstsAgeStuffInfluenceBrotherYogaGratefulCaliforniaEncountersTexasBe GratefulSurfingEighteenThirteenHoustonOlder BrotherNew StuffPositive InfluenceThirteen Year Olds Author:David F. Swensen
“Chocolate is an extraordinary source of key stress-fighting minerals including: magnesium, iron, chromium, vanadium, copper, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus. These minerals favorably influence a woman's hormone system, which explains why chocolate has always been considered important for a woman's monthly cycle.” ImportantFightingInfluenceSourceKeysStressExtraordinaryIncludingIronCyclesChocolateHormonesMineralsCopperMagnesiumPhosphorusZincChromium Author:David Wolfe
“Food is the most important influence on your health. It is even more important than your thoughts and emotions.” ImportantEmotionInfluenceThoughts And Emotions Author:David Wolfe
“I feel that if you're in the public eye in any way that you do have a little bit of influence on people.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsLittlesEyeBitsInfluenceLittle BitPublic Eye Author:Mike Ness
“I think that the influence of people with power and money to distort democracy and have their interests served before the rest of the population is the biggest problem. That is caused by two things: campaign finance and the way that's structured, and by the Citizen's United supreme court decision. So those two things are keeping democracy from working right.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoProblemInterestDecisionUnitedDemocracyInfluenceCitizensCourtPopulationCampaignsSupremeFinanceTwo ThingsSupreme CourtCampaign FinanceCourt Decision Author:Shepard Fairey
“I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department or the FBI, not just in this case, but in any case, full stop, period.” PoliticalJusticeCasesInfluencePeriodsGuaranteesDepartmentInvestigationFbiGuarantees ThatPolitical Influence Author:Barack Obama
“Latin, as we all know, ultimately broke down into Spanish, Italian, French, and so on. One wonders whether there will be an imperial parallel with English breaking down into, shall we say, North American, European, Australian, and so on. On the other hand, there is this immense, inward-driving influence of radio and television that is bringing us all back together. One could say it's a fight between the two: a fight between regionalism and the standardization through communication.” KnowsTwoHandsTogetherFightingWonderInfluenceTelevisionCommunicationRadioDrivingBrokeLatinItalianImmenseInwardBreaking DownParallelsAustralianBack TogetherStandardizationRegionalism Author:William Golding
“I don't think I came out of anybody. I think I developed out of the influences I described in My Dark Places. American history, L.A. of the 1950s. I'm comfortable with that.” ThinkingDarkInfluenceComfortableAmerican HistoryDark Places Author:James Ellroy
“If you choose, you can influence every aspect of your brain, and therefore every aspect of your life.” IfsBrainInfluenceAspectYou Choose Author:Deepak Chopra
“[Sherlock Holmes] has to understand the world. That's very much John's [Watson] influence on him. But like a lot of the friendships and relationships in that world, it's born out of necessity. It makes him better. There's a pragmatism to it. It's not whimsical or sentimental. It's born out of necessity.” WorldBornInfluenceSentimentalHolmesWatsonPragmatismWhimsicalFriendships And Relationships Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“I'm happy to have been a positive influence.” Has BeensInfluencePositive Influence Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Are you in relationships with people who don't have your well-being at heart? Make a list of these, and consider what you can do to protect yourself from their toxic influence. Sometimes, setting better boundaries and practicing the tools of conscious communication can be transformative. In some cases, ending a relationship may be necessary.” PeopleWellsHeartMaySometimesCan DoCasesInfluenceCommunicationProtectConsciousToolsListsBoundariesSettingSettingsWell BeingToxicProtect YourselfRelationships Ending Author:Deepak Chopra
“George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.” WantMadeComedyGenerationsInfluence Author:Tracy Morgan
“But it is the best thing that we have for bringing the countries of Europe around the same table and for forging compromises so that people here can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. In a world which is growing closer together all the time, we can only survive and influence the rules if we join forces. We will miss the presence of the United Kingdom at this table.” PeopleIfsWorldCountryTogetherForceUnitedGrowingInfluenceMissingEuropeTablesProsperityKingdomsCompromiseBest ThingsUnited KingdomForging Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“The key to overcoming resistance to change is to frame your actions and continually adjust them as you move forward to so that those who might be affected by any changes see them as useful and beneficial for them. This isn't as hard as it sounds. You just have to be vigilant in paying attention to how you're influencing the lives of people who matter.” PeopleMatterHardMightActionMovingSoundAttentionInfluenceKeysOvercomingResistanceMoving ForwardPay AttentionAffectedBeneficialVigilantResistance To Change Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“June [Hillary] is a very strong influence in my life and particularly now in my ancient years there is no doubt at all: if there's a decision to be made, quite often June is the one who makes it.” IfsYearsMadeStrongDecisionDoubtInfluenceAncientNo DoubtVery StrongJune Author:Edmund Hillary
“It's an issue that Democrats and Republicans seem to come together on, the over-influence of money in politics and in power.” SeemsTogetherIssuesInfluenceRepublicanDemocratMoney In Politics Author:Andrew Gillum
“I look at Large Professor as a big influence. I grew up with him and being able to grow up with him enabled me to meet Nas, Busta, Q-Tip and all these people I looked up to at the time. Even Large himself. He was a good friend but at the same time he was definitely someone I looked up to.” PeopleLooksBigsAbleGrowsGrowing UpInfluenceGrewGrew UpProfessorsGood Friend Author:Mic Geronimo
“As an artist when you come into [hip hop] you don't know nothing really. You just know what you do and it's free of the influences of money, power and all these other things people learn about the further they get into it.” PeopleKnowsArtistInfluenceHip HopHipsHopsMoney Power Author:Mic Geronimo
“Here's what I wish people wouldn't ask me: "Who are your influences?" That's a boring question. It's not even like, "What's it like to be a woman in comedy?" That question also happens often in interviews, but I at least understand where it's coming from. "Who are your influences" - I wonder if people ask that of male comics? Maybe they do.” PeopleIfsHappensAsksWishWonderComedyInfluenceMalesBoringAsk MeInterviews Author:Cameron Esposito
“I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey Robinson. So they were such a huge influence as a child that to actually sit alongside them and perform on the same bill was an amazing experience for me.” PeopleChildrenSongLaughingInfluenceHugeListeningGrewGrew UpSingingBillsCarolsAmazing Experiences Author:MC Lyte
“If there's any relevant influence we may have with an investor, with a studio, with a director, with an actor, I think we have to fight.” IfsThinkingMayFightingActorsInfluenceDirectorsStudiosInvestorsRelevant Author:Zoe Saldana
“It isn't the instrument that influences High-Minded or Low-Minded; it's the quality of Mind itself.” MindQualityInfluenceLowsInstruments Author:Cynthia Ozick
“We went to South America on a trip and all I had was a Robert Johnson album. So that's a definite influence on the album. My bandmates John [Stanier, drummer] and Henry [Bogdan, bassist] were interested in expanding their roles as writers, so that had a positive impact on the record.” AmericaRolesRecordsInfluenceImpactSouthAlbumsDefiniteExpandingJohnsonDrummerSouth AmericaPositive ImpactBassists Author:Page Hamilton
“Later after college I discovered Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, and those kind of bands. My tastes have changed but I still carry a lot of the influences from my youth.” KindStillsFourInfluenceChangedYouthCollegeTasteBandGang Author:Page Hamilton
“People keep asking me if recently performing the Betty album will influence the song-writing and I think it might. There's songs on that record that I forgot about and it's really nice to have that variety in the set along with tracks from Strap It On, Meantime, Aftertaste, Size Matters, Monochrome, and Seeing Eye Dog.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingMatterMightEyeSongRecordsNiceSeeingInfluenceDogAskingSizeTrackAlbumsVarietyPerformingReally NiceMonochrome Author:Page Hamilton
“No one should have extra influence on an organisation. We should always regard ourselves as equals in the organisation, and we should be concerned about each other's problems.” ShouldProblemInfluenceConcernedShould HaveRegardExtrasOrganisation Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Definitely Muddy Waters has been a prime influence for anybody who's ever done anything rock 'n' roll.” Has BeensDoneWaterInfluenceRocksPrimeRock N RollMuddy Author:Van Morrison
“Joyous Sound evolved from a gospel influence. Actually it evolved out of sitting at a piano and just picking out a riff, a gospel type riff. It just seemed to come joyously-something about the song, about living in another place of joyous sounds. I'm not quite sure-that's one I'm trying to analyze. It just came out.” TryingSongSoundInfluenceTypeSittingPianoJoyous Author:Van Morrison