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“I'm from the Bob Wills and the Little Richard school of music. Bob Wills did what the hell he thought, Little Richard did what he thought, and those were my big influences.”

Littles Bigs School Hell Influence Bob

Author:Buck Owens

“Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life - the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows she can call me about anything, which she does.”

Knows Men Want Doe Important Shows Bigs Mother Influence Daughter Important Things Priorities My Daughter Call Me Connecting Be A Man

Author:Jamie Foxx

“I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.”

Want Wells Bigs Influence Albums Pops Ballads

Author:Pia Toscano

“Campaign finance and ethics reform only works if it curtails all special interest groups equally and does not carve out any exceptions to benefit one party or another. 'Pay to play' reform was passed to limit the influence of big spending contractors over the public officials from whom they are trying to obtain work.”

“One person can make a difference. You don't have to be a big shot. You don't have to have a lot of influence. You just have to have faith in your power to change things.”

Persons Bigs Differences Influence Shots Making A Difference Have Faith Power To Change Big Shots One Person Can Make A Difference

Author:Norman Vincent Peale

“Today the influences of your society pressure you to be successful before your time. They are pulling you down. They have pulled you down, you big, sweet, magnificent, young, potential artists. They have pulled you down so far that you are on the verge of destruction. Only you don't know it because you want to be a success”

Knows Want Bigs Today Young Artist Successful Influence Sweet Destruction Pressure Being Successful Magnificent Pulling Verge

Book:Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel

Source: Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel

“It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.”

Bigs Deals Influence Involved Cost Musical More Money Big Business

Author:Hal Price

“Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions. And that's what we have to change first. We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.”

Firsts Problem Bigs Together Interest Common Influence Demand Solutions Concern Bitter Partisans Big Problems Common Interests

Author:Barack Obama

“The art of British Columbia's native Indians played a big role in inspiring my creativity... the simplicity of the images, the graciousness of the lines and curves, and the emotional impact of the bright simple primary colours.”

Art Bigs Lines Simple Roles Creativity Influence Emotional Impact Simplicity British Primaries Colour Native Curves Columbia Graciousness British Columbia

Author:Joe Average

“Nature is a big influence on my work. That's where the cosmic element comes in, an awareness of the relevance of what we do as a species, why we do it, and its implications.”

Bigs Influence Awareness Elements Species Cosmic Relevance Implications

Author:Tim Lebbon

“When you watch CNN and they're giving you news based on tweets that people are sending out, you realize that society is really changing. The collective public have a really big voice that they didn't previously have, and they're influencing the trajectory of how we are socially with one another.”

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Author:Megan Fox

“I haven't changed my views much since I was about 12, really, I've just got a 12-year-old mentality.When I was in school I had a brother who was into Kerouac and he gave me On The Road to read when I was 12 years old. That's still been a big influence.”

Years Stills Bigs School Views Influence Havens Changed Brother Old Man Mentality I Haven't Changed

Author:David Bowie

“I saw the comics in the East Village Other, and they weren't superhero comics, they were all about hippies and all about things hippies were interested in. And there was one page in particular, a full page strip called "Gentle's Trip Out" signed "Panzika", and it was totally, totally psychedelic, and really, I don't know if it made any sense at all but it looked so great, and I thought, "This is what I want to do, this is my big influence," and it was.”

Ifs Knows Want Made Bigs Saws Influence Particular Pages East Gentle Village Superhero Hippie Psychedelic East Village

Author:Trina Robbins

“I object to the hypersexualization of all the superheroines. Most of them have been hypersexualized, but especially to Wonder Woman, because she is an icon. She is up there with Superman and Batman. And she is the one who is the big influence on women. Women who don't read comics still know who Wonder Woman is.”

Knows Has Beens Stills Bigs Wonder Influence Objects Men Women Icons Wonder Woman Superman And Batman

Author:Trina Robbins

“Under all of the factors that make up the art world, it's up to the individual artist to discern which of those influences are present and at what time and what really serves the deeper process that is constantly running like a stream underground. Influence is incessant. Influence is a fact. But, carry a big shovel and dig constantly to clear away all the unessentials so that the origins of mystery and the poetic force of life can get into and inspire the work.”

World Art Facts Bigs Running Artist Individual Force Process Clear Mystery Influence Inspire Photographer Deeper Factors Streams Poetic Art World Incessant Shovels

Author:Paul Caponigro

“Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.”

Heart Country Bigs Speak My Own Influence My Heart Songwriting Closest

Author:Teddy Thompson

“Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.”

Mind Different Bigs Fun Influence Band Massive Thrill

Author:Teddy Thompson

“I thought deeply about this. I ended up concluding that the worst thing that could possibly happen as we get big and as we get a little more influence in the world is if we change our core values and start letting it slide, I can't do that. I'd rather quit.”

Ifs World Littles I Can Bigs Happens Values Influence Worst Quitting Core Worst Things Slides Core Values Concluding

Author:Steve Jobs

“My own style influences have to do with where I grew up, in the Bronx, and I still like to wear bangles and big hoops!”

Stills Bigs My Own Influence Style Grew Grew Up Bronx My Own Style Bangles

Author:Jennifer Lopez

“Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it.”

Stills Home Bigs Remember Father Seeing Influence Boat Mainstream Sailing Bermuda

Author:David Crosby

“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.”

“Godzilla. The big, green G-man has had a profound influence on my creative endeavors and imagination since I was blueberry-avoiding kid.”

Men Bigs Kids Imagination Creative Influence Green Profound Endeavor Avoiding Blueberries Godzilla

Author:Jeremy Robinson

“Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.”

Want Sometimes Bigs Energy Influence Music Is

Author:Lemon Andersen

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

Bigs Artist Influence Piano

Author:Kyle Dunnigan

“Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day.”

Thinking Bigs Next Half Growing Up Growing Influence One Day Moon Driving California Next Day Santa Love And Respect Cruz Sierra Oakland Northern California Santa Cruz Half Moon

Author:Tom Hanks

“Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.”

Bigs Stuff Influence Blind Vulnerable Combination Slips Delicate Harsh Vocal Johnson Stuff I Like

Author:Benjamin Booker

“My greatest influences in my sport have been two former number one English lady darts players, Deta Hedman and Mandy Solomons. Deta helped me at international events and both helped me to cope with the big occasion which gave me the confidence I needed to become a champion.”

Has Beens Two Bigs Sports Numbers Player Influence Events Needed International Former Occasions Champion Solomon Darts

Author:Trina Gulliver

“I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind of embarrassed as a child. But my mother was a very strong lady and she was the one that kept it going when I thought it would be over for me as a performer. She was always my inspiration and she was a big influence on me.”

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Author:Don Rickles

“Both my mom and my grandma were really big influences on me not only by being strong and teaching me to be strong but also owning their salt as well.”

Wells Bigs Strong Influence Teaching Mom My Mom Salt Grandma My Grandma

Author:Miranda Lambert

“[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was an extraordinary discovery. Sergei Eisenstein, of course. Later on, [Ingmar] Bergman.”

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Author:Costa-Gavras

“The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote and they can have a different life than before. They can have more liberal, more interesting, and more democratic governments.”

People Different Bigs Government America Strong Interesting Influence Vote Democratic Latin Aggressive Latin America Big Business Different Life Democratic Government

Author:Costa-Gavras

“There are major influences on us that people are not aware of. There are big lies that nobody's willing to discuss.”

People Bigs Lying Influence Willing Majors

Author:Jack Nicholson

“The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.”

Bigs Influence Painting Vans

Author:John Dyer

“I love seeing my characters big up there and I would have liked to have reached a different public in movies from my television public. There's still a part of me that wishes that my character range could be seen on the big screen. Rather, as Rod Steiger was, because he was a big influence on me - about becoming other people and not worrying about your own glory or self esteem but sacrificing yourself to become somebody else.”

People Stills Different Self Character Bigs Wish Worry Seeing Sacrifice Influence Self Esteem Television Becoming Glory Screens Esteem Range Big Screen Not Worrying Sacrificing Yourself

Author:David Suchet

“I'm trying to influence the next generation or two generations or three generations behind me. That's a big ambition of mine.”

Trying Two Bigs Three Next Behinds Generations Influence Mines Ambition Next Generation Three Generations

Author:James Frey

“I'm humbled and enormously grateful to be connected to [Franz] Kafka in a any way. He is one of the writers I admire. I think he has been a big influence on me. I appreciate the idea of the individual person battling the society - which is true in all his books.”

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Author:Alan Lightman

“In a way Poe was a big influence for Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. I think he really did influence many artist of the time like Baudelaire, who was a big fan of Poe, and who was the one that brought attention to Poe's work in Europe.”

Thinking Way Bigs Artist Attention Fans Influence Europe Holmes Conan Baudelaire

Author:Raul Garcia

“Big money buys access in Washington, and access purchases influence. It is as simple as that. And they have basically given a green light, a further green light, after Citizens United, to the biggest money to have the bigger voice in our politics, and to sound out and drown out the voice of just ordinary citizens.”

Bigs Light Given Sound Voice Simple United Influence Citizens Ordinary Bigger Green Access Ordinary Citizens Green Lights Citizens United

Author:Mark Shields

“Every Halloween for six years, I was a Ninja Turtle, and Mikey was my favorite. The turtles really made me who I am today. They got me into martial arts, meditation, surfing, skateboarding; big time influence on who I am today.”

Years Art Made Bigs Today Meditation Influence Six My Favorite Who I Am Martial Arts Halloween Surfing Turtles Ninja Skateboarding Mikey Ninja Turtle

Author:Greg Cipes

“We need to keep government small, but we also need to keep the influence of big business small, and we need to keep the power in the hands of the people, where it belongs. Big government and big business aren't the only two alternatives.”

People Needs Two Hands Bigs Government Influence Alternatives Big Business Big Government

Author:Michael Monroe

“There's some people who say big philanthropy is not such a good idea, meaning that somehow you have enormous power and you're not elected and that that may not be such a good idea to have people with enormous wealth to have so much influence.”

People May Ideas Bigs Wealth Influence Enormous Good Ideas Philanthropy

Author:Charlie Rose

“My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and I stuck with it.”

Bigs Games Parent Careers Influence Dad My Dad Stuck Hockey

Author:Steven Stamkos

“Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.”

Country Bigs Song Careers Influence Sick Clubs Monsters Take Me Hotter Make Me Smile Take Me Back Mullets

Author:Jason Aldean

“The actor's relationship to the crew is really a big dynamic that influences everything. When actors are assholes, it becomes problematic. When actors are great and sensitive and prepared, it makes a huge difference.”

Bigs Actors Differences Influence Huge Prepared Sensitive Crew

Author:Paris Barclay

“I'm a huge Bob Hope fan, up until about the late '50s. I've seen so many of his movies up until then, and they're a big influence on me and a big influence on Woody Allen, who is basically just ripping off Bob Hope for his first five or six movies.”

Firsts Bigs Five Fans Influence Huge Six Late Bob Woody

Author:Scott Aukerman

“Want to Think Big? Then get rid of the negative influences in your life. Harsh? Possibly. Healthy? Yes.”

Thinking Want Bigs Influence Healthy Negative Harsh Think Big Negative Influence

Author:Michael Port

“What I'm trying to do is to influence all the people I can influence. All those who are still under the dream and just put a big question mark in their mind. The acid dream is over, that is what I'm trying to tell them.”

People Trying Mind Stills I Can Dream Bigs Influence Mark Acid Big Questions Question Mark

Author:John Lennon

“The amazing thing about Sweets [Edison] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one and only. He was one of the greatest Blues players that I ever heard and played with. Nobody can play like Sweets man, nobody! Most of us, musicians, frequently quote Sweets' phrases in our solos. Like Lester Young, Sweets had a big influence on us musicians, especially when we play some Blues.”

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Author:Ray Brown

“I don't see myself as being as big of an influence as other people seem to think.”

People Thinking Bigs Seems Influence

Author:Marc Jacobs

“I went to high school right outside Dallas, and (songwriter and performer) Michael Martin Murphey was a senior there when I was a sophomore or junior, really into folk and acoustic music. Larry Gross, who's the host of "Mountain Stage" on public radio, and B.W. Stevenson, also a musician, were there at the same time, too. Michael was a big inspiration -- through him I discovered Woody Guthrie, Dylan, Jimmy Rogers. Then I ran into Jerry Jeff Walker there in Dallas back when he was just a folk singer. Those are my earliest influences.”

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