“It's quite interesting that in my growing up I had several influences. We had gospel music on campus. R&B music was, of course, the community, and radio was country music. So I can kind of see where all the influences came from.” KindI CanCountryCoursesCommunityInterestingGrowing UpGrowingInfluenceRadioCampusGospel Music Author:Lionel Richie
“... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.” PeopleTryingInterestingCrazyInfluenceSongwritersNashville Author:Sandra Bernhard
“Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. Let these influencing powers actuate, by the permission or disposal of Providence, from selfish or social views, yet in time the mysterious will of Heaven is unfolded, and we behold our conduct, from whatever motives excited, operating to answer the important designs of heaven.” MenImportantSoulHeavenSocialNaturalAnswersInterestingViewsPowerfulInfluenceDesignObjectsCuriosityAffectionExcitedSelfishMysteriousMotiveProvidencePermission Author:Daniel Boone
“I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.” InterestingNumbersTeacherInfluenceSmartStrongestGreat TeacherReally Smart Author:Meryl Streep
“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.” PeopleDifferentBigsGovernmentAmericaStrongInterestingInfluenceVoteDemocraticLatinAggressiveLatin AmericaBig BusinessDifferent LifeDemocratic Government Author:Costa-Gavras
“I think it's especially important for an editor to say what he's enjoying. For a novelist to be told, midstream, what he's doing right can actually influence the unwritten parts of a novel in a positive way - praise helps a writer know what's good about what he's written, what's interesting and exciting, and what to work for in writing the conclusion.” ThinkingKnowsWayWritingImportantHelpingEnjoyInterestingNovelWrittenInfluenceExcitingPraiseConclusionNovelistsEditorsDoing RightUnwritten Author:Donna Tartt
“It would be very interesting to make a survey around the world, from wealthy countries to the most advanced countries to see what influence Americans have had. I” WorldCountryWould BeInterestingInfluenceAround The WorldWealthyVery InterestingSurveys Author:Emilio Pucci
“There were a lot of people doing new and interesting things with rock. But I wanted to take it farther than that. My real influence was punk. I must have listened to the first Patti Smith album 300 times.” PeopleFirstsRealWantedInterestingInfluenceRocksAlbumsPunkInteresting Things Author:Glenn Branca
“The interesting thing for me is to put together all my influences and all my experiences I got through my traveling with my father.” TogetherFatherInterestingInfluenceInteresting Things Author:Rokia Traore
“What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has long had of trying to have influence across the political spectrum.” TryingLongPoliticalInterestingInfluenceMovementApproachMirrorsStartingElitesFundamentalismSpectrumPolitical Spectrum Author:Jeff Sharlet