“I think all of us would agree that a lot of Christian radio sounds the same. A lot of music that comes out of Nashville kind of has a little bit of the same vibe. Because I don't live in Nashville, I surround myself with a culture and an influence that's outside that bubble. So when the church hears it, it's refreshing, and when the world hears it, it sounds like something they want to listen to.” ThinkingWorldWantKindLittlesChristianCultureBitsSoundChurchInfluenceLittle BitAgreeRadioSurroundBubblesLike SomethingRefreshingNashville Author:Dominic Balli
“I think that the world will continue trying to grapple with the climate problem, no matter who is U.S. president. But I think that, depending on who that president is, it can have a significant influence on the trajectory.” ThinkingWorldTryingMatterProblemPresidentInfluenceClimateSignificantTrajectory Author:Chris Mooney
“I'm really curious as to the actual structure of the Emni [the intelligence unit that handles foreign attacks]. And Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the head of it. There are so few pictures of him. We don't even really know what he looks like. For somebody with this outsized influence projecting murder abroad, you'd think that we would know a lot more by now. And then the role of the hostages.” ThinkingKnowsLooksRolesInfluenceMurderStructureHandleCuriousAlsNow And ThenUnitsMuhammadHostage Author:Rukmini Maria Callimachi
“I think that cultural influence is very deep, it is not on the surface and this is true in every culture.” ThinkingCultureInfluenceSurfaceVery Deep Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“The fact is that you can be a Nazi living in a little trailer in the middle of Montana and as awful as everything you stand for is, you're basically an angry guy in a shack. Scientology, on the other hand, is a multi-billion dollar institution with tentacles that reach into lots of countries. I don't think it's as powerful as many people think it is, but compared to the sorts of people I've dealt with, it is a force to be reckoned with. It has global influence and very very deep pockets.” PeopleThinkingLittlesCountryFactsHandsGuyForcePowerfulInfluenceMiddleInstitutionsAngryDollarsBillionsAwfulPocketsNaziVery DeepTrailersMontanaScientologyShackTentacles Author:Louis Theroux
“The American journalist Barbara Ehrenreich has written about this in her book Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World (2009) . She talks about the happiness industry, the rise of medication to make us happy and of self-help books, and the influence of all this on religion. In many ways religion has become another form of self-help. We all suffer from over-exposure to positive thinking.” ThinkingWorldWayBookSelfHelpingAmericaFormSufferingDiesWrittenInfluenceSelf HelpPositive ThinkingIndustryJournalistExposureFooledMedicationBarbaraSelf Help BooksHelp Book Author:Mark Ravenhill
“There seemed to be nothing in Mao that might be called religious feeling; his judgments were reached, I believe, on the basis of reason and necessity. Because of this I think he has probably on the whole been a moderating influence in the Communist movement where life and death are concerned.” ThinkingBelieveReasonWholeFeelingsMightI BelieveReligiousInfluenceMovementJudgmentConcernedBasesLife And DeathCommunistMao Author:Edgar Snow
“Of course there are influences, of course there are things that are inspiring, but it's weird to think that I'm trying to keep a mental inventory of them and report them clearly to whomever might ask.” ThinkingTryingMightCoursesAsksInfluenceReportsInventory Author:Emily Haines
“I think the biggest influence on the book, as far as the humor goes, comes, at least indirectly, from the men I worked with in the paper mill. Some of them could make a dog laugh.” ThinkingMenBookLaughingInfluenceDogHe ManPaperMills Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“What does nonalignment mean? It means we don't belong to any military bloc and that we reserve the right to be friends with any country, independently of the influence of any country. All this has remained unchanged after the signing of the Indo-Soviet treaty, and others can say or think what they like - our policy won't change because of the Soviet Union.” ThinkingMeanDoeCountryInfluenceMilitaryPolicyUnionsSovietReservesSoviet UnionTreatiesSigning Author:Indira Gandhi
“Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of us aren't too conscious of what we are trying to do and get that control and that power so people end up sort of playing all kinds of unconscious manipulative games or they're sort of half aware, they have an idea of a strategy or goal they want to use and they think about it. But then in the heat of the moment, it kind of all flies out the window.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingKindIdeasEndsMomentsUseFeelingsAbleGamesGoalHalfInfluenceConsciousWindowStrategyLikesAll KindsHeatUnconsciousManipulativeInfluencing PeopleHeat Of The Moment Author:Robert Greene
“You know in fairness Gary [Johnson] and I have not agreed on a number of substantive issues in this campaign, tax policy, we've had some influence on each other, I think I've had some influence on him, on constructive engagement around the world, he's had some influence on me in criminal justice reform issues.” ThinkingKnowsWorldJusticeNumbersIssuesInfluencePolicyTaxesCriminalsCampaignsAround The WorldReformEngagementFairnessConstructiveJohnsonCriminal JusticeGary Author:William Weld
“In specific terms I don't think I could make any suggestions, but in general terms I believe that it is because Canadians have been under the good influences of their churches that they are a tolerant people, an understanding and patient people, so that there has been little backlash against the excesses which have happened over the decades in French and in English Canada which might turn either group off.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLittlesHas BeensMightTurnsI BelieveUnderstandingTermChurchHappenedGroupsInfluencePatientDecadesCanadaExcessSuggestionsBacklashGood Influences Author:Pierre Trudeau
“I love radio! I think radio, done right, can have more influence and have a greater connection with people and be more deeply meaningful than another medium like TV, which is on all the time and you're paying attention to it half the time.” PeopleThinkingDoneAttentionHalfGreaterInfluenceTvsConnectionsRadioMeaningfulMediumsPay Attention Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think influence is one way to exercise power and that the challenge is whether it is power over or power with. That's the essential shift that I hope can happen in the world.” ThinkingWorldWayHappensChallengesInfluenceExerciseEssentialsOne Way Author:Peter Buffett
“I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism. And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society - the kind of mistreatment society gave him.” ThinkingKindFatherInfluenceConditionsDirectIndependentIndividualismThis SocietyMistreatment Author:Ai Weiwei
“Hopefully women can work with [Ivanka Trump ] to influence up the chain of command. I think it's good for us, for women. It's a glimmer of hope.” ThinkingInfluenceTrumpCommandChainsHopefullyChain Of Command Author:Paula Broadwell
“I think different designers have different points of view and different strong personalities can influence the way certain cities are perceived.” ThinkingWayDifferentCertainStrongViewsCitiesInfluencePersonalityPoint Of ViewDesignerDifferent Points Of ViewThink DifferentStrong PersonStrong Personality Author:Michael Bierut
“I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.” ThinkingInfluenceRhythm Author:Elizabeth Crook
“We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of my life, you know? Trying my best to get around the ills and I bumped my head a few times but I think, you know, music is my savior for right now, for me and my whole group.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingWholeStoriesGroupsInfluenceRight NowMusic IsNegativeSaviorGood PeopleStory Of My LifeNegative Influence Author:Kendrick Lamar
“There isn't [in new atheism]. Nothing that wasn't in Bertrand Russell or probably Robert Ingersoll. But I suppose it is more of a political effect, in that all these books happened to come out at the same time. I like to think that we have some influence.” ThinkingBookPoliticalHappenedAtheismInfluenceEffects Author:Richard Dawkins
“When I think back to my influences and icons musically, they were my icons musically because, for example, I would look at Rakim and be like man he said the freshest things and then I look at him and he would have on the pair of Nikes that I wanted and I'm like, "ma' please!" It was everything. Now, I sort of feel like if you are fresh then your music doesn't have to be that good because people are so keyed into the fashion. That's just the times I guess.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenFeelsLooksSaidWantedInfluenceFashionExamplePleasePairsIconsNike Author:Pusha T
“If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our political process, our political dialogue is stronger than it's been.” IfsThinkingWantPoliticalProcessInfluenceStrongerElectionDialoguePolitical Dialogue Author:Barack Obama
“I'm not an Orthodox Jew, I don't practise much in the way of Jewish religion, but I am very Jewish and I think it probably does indeed influence what I do.” ThinkingWayDoeInfluenceJewOrthodoxPractiseJewish Religion Author:Michael Marmot