“My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just wanted to tell him that I love him and thank him for opening doors for me. I just wanted to make it beautiful for him.” IfsWantedBeautifulDoorsInfluenceOpeningI Love HimSidewaysHendrixLooking DownOpening Doors Author:Meshell Ndegeocello
“I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence.” WantTryingChildrenWantedJobsCoursesTalkingInfluenceSucceedMy ChildrenOccupation Author:Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
“the explanation of the ebb and flow of the women's movement ... is partly psychological. During those early post-war years when successes came thick and fast and were almost thrust upon us, the nation was still under the influence of the reconstruction spirit, when everything seemed possible ... A few years later the nation had reached the stage which follows a drinking bout. It was feeling ruefully in its empty pockets. It did not want to part with anything to anybody. Its head ached. Noble sentiments made it feel sick. It wanted only to be left alone.” WantFeelsYearsMadeStillsWarFeelingsWantedSpiritPoliticsLeftNationsFeminismInfluenceStageMovementFlowEmptySickDrinkingNoblePsychologicalMade ItPostsExplanationPocketsSentimentsThickThrustLeft AloneReconstructionEbb And FlowPost WarEmpty Pockets Author:Eleanor Rathbone
“They [Arabs] wanted to catch up with the modern world. The West appreciated that, but was more interested in colonies, markets, and spheres of influence. Such is the way in which historical forces operate: the give and take between nations, as between cultures, is no simple exchange” WorldWayGivingWantedCultureForceNationsSimpleInfluenceModernHistoricalWestSpheresAppreciatedModern WorldColonyGive And TakeSphere Of Influence Author:Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
“When I was a young man, my friends and I and all of us in New York were very influenced by French cinema. French cinema played an enormous influence on those of us who wanted to be filmmakers.” MenWantedYoungInfluenceNew YorkMy FriendsEnormousCinemaYoung ManFilmmakerFrench Cinema Author:Woody Allen
“What I loved about [The Other Woman] movie was the same thing. It was three women who would never have come together for any other reason except that they had something in common which was this common cause, and that's really the feeling that I wanted this movie to have. It was a huge influence for it.” ReasonFeelingsWantedTogetherThreeCausesCommonInfluenceHuge Author:Leslie Mann
“Shook is the musical universe I created. I come from a classical and jazz background and my father is a jazz pianist, so my world bears largely the marks of this influence. As a sort of gateway, I started composing my own music on the computer at the age of 13. Before Shook, I had not yet discovered the kind of music I wanted to dedicate myself to, so I did a little of everything.” WorldKindLittlesAgeWantedUniverseFatherMy OwnInfluenceBearsComputerMarkJazzMusicalBackgroundsComposingPianistGateways Author:Shook
“There was no "decision" per se to re-position myself. I simply decided that I wanted to write a book that would help people influence others.” PeopleWritingBookHelpingWantedDecisionInfluencePositionDecided Author:Guy Kawasaki
“Anime has been good to me. I made and continue to make very little money at it, but the undying, feverish loyalty of the fans of the genre has been such a life-changing influence for me that I wanted to do everything I possibly could to help give something back to them.” GivingLittlesHas BeensMadeHelpingWantedFansInfluenceLoyaltyGenreLife ChangingAnimeLittle Money Author:Steven Blum
“The first time I was in this state recruiting, that's when I knew I wanted to be a Gator, because I saw the influence and saw what it's all about. This goes a long time.” FirstsLongStatesWantedSawsInfluenceLong TimeFirst TimeGators Author:Jim McElwain
“It was very challenging in terms of making sure that everyone is distinct. Also, we wanted to have some Asian influences as well, so that it really is a mashup. We want evidence of our presence in this world, so you'll see there's an interest in technology, that there are not complex electronics. There's electricity in this world, but computers, circuits don't work.” WorldWantWellsWantedTermInterestChallengesTechnologyInfluenceThis WorldComputerEvidenceComplexesElectricityAsianCircuitsElectronicsMashups Author:Miles Millar
“In Holland, things were pretty stale for me. Even though there were a lot of good influences and a certain openness to music and art and literature, I just wanted to go somewhere less familiar - somewhere bigger.” ArtWantedCertainLiteratureInfluenceBiggerFamiliarOpennessStaleHollandGood Influences Author:Ari Marcopoulos
“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
“My friend Phil Morrison directed a lot of my favorite videos back in the mid- to late-90s - all the Yo La Tengo videos that were funny, a Juliana Hatfield video. He was such an influence with me, and I wanted to do a video the way Phil used to do videos. I did that for Phil.” WayWantedUsedInfluenceLateMy FriendsMy FavoriteVideo Author:Tom Scharpling
“I really wanted to explore a range of women who aren't necessarily perfect, heroic women. I wanted to series to influence creative people to include more women in their work, especially historic works.” PeopleWantedPerfectCreativeInfluenceSeriesRangeHeroicHistoricCreative People Author:Anita Sarkeesian
“The biggest influence on my writing, besides snagging some ideas about black humor, was that the paper mill had a program where they paid 75 percent of the tuition and book [costs] for employees who wanted to go to college part-time.” WritingBookIdeasWantedBlackInfluenceCollegeCostPaperPercentProgramPaidEmployeeMillsPart TimeTuitionBlack Humor Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“During the '80s, those you would call the young philosophers of France, such as Bernard-Henri Lévy and [André ] Gluxman, pointed out that Camus had said things no one wanted to hear in the political arena. They said it was [Albert] Camus who was right, not those who had slid under the influence of Sartre, that is to say an unconditional devotion to Communism as seen in the Soviet Union. And ever since then the evaluation of Camus has continued to modify up until today” SaidTodayWantedYoungPoliticalInfluenceUnionsPhilosopherDevotionCommunismFranceSovietThey SaidSoviet Union80sArenaUnconditionalEvaluation Author:Catherine Camus
“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