“I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.” ThinkingKnowsWayWritingTryingSeemsPiecesInfluenceParticularDegreesDetermineAdmireInputCounterproductive Author:Kevin Powers
“Don't listen to voices. If you hear voices talking to you, forget it. Disregard the information, even if it is right occasionally. You are dealing with non-physical forces that are trying to influence you.” IfsTryingForceVoiceForgetTalkingInfluenceInformationForget ItDisregardPhysical Force Author:Frederick Lenz
“... 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
“Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.” MenTryingBelieveDoeFallLosesResultsMoralRolesInfluencePrideProveAuthorityDominionSteamSeizing Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“In every book I write, I try to name-check the most prominent influences, or the most prominent conscious influences.” WritingTryingBookNamesInfluenceConsciousChecksProminent Author:China Mieville
“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.” IfsTryingDoePlayBigsInterestPartyPayGroupsInfluenceSpecialLimitsBenefitsEthicsSpendingCampaignsFinanceReformOfficialsExceptionSpecial InterestsContractorInterest GroupsPublic OfficialsCampaign FinanceSpecial Interest Groups Author:Thomas Kean, Jr.
“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
“Effective negotiators have a style that those whom they are trying to influence, relate to and admire.” TryingInfluenceStyleAdmireRelate Author:Phil McGraw
“I notice fashion on other people, I always enjoy it when people try and look their best, I've always been taught to try and look my best and that's probably my main influence, I'm not looking to influence fashion anymore than the next guy, but I do try and look my best when I'm out and representing my movies.” PeopleTryingLooksGuyNextEnjoyInfluenceFashionTaughtRepresenting Author:Zac Efron
“I have certainly not got re-elected to retire, and I shall certainly start trying to push my influence in politics as far as I possibly can” TryingPoliticsInfluenceRetiring Author:Kenneth Clarke
“If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.” IfsThinkingTryingPersonsFunnyAnimalInfluenceDogPetCowboyPuppyCanineDog TrainingPoodle DogsMan And DogFunny DogDogs And LifeShort DogDog Best Friend Author:Will Rogers
“In the psychic process we are trying to eliminate everyone else from our minds, their effects, their energies, their influences: "To thine own self be true and it must follow as the night the day, thou cans't be false to any man."” MenTryingMindSelfNightEnergyProcessSeeingInfluenceEffectsBeing TruePsychics Author:Frederick Lenz
“I feel like karma is something that's real. I try and be the best possible person I can be, but not only that I try to help as many people as possible and influence others in a positive manner. And that's all stuff brought on by MMA because I want to be successful so want to be the best possible person.” PeopleWantFeelsTryingPersonsI CanRealHelpingStuffSuccessfulInfluenceKarmaBeing The BestBeing SuccessfulMma Author:Danny Castillo
“Many [hooligans] discover to their shame that they have scruples; they have roots and, greatest disadvantage of all, they have hope. The fathers superior of the order do not try to influence their children in Satan; they merely shake their heads in sorrow. They know that the apostate must work out his own damnation.” KnowsTryingChildrenOrderFatherInfluenceSorrowRootsShameWork OutSuperiorsSatanShakesDisadvantagesHaving HopeDamnationScruples Author:Quentin Crisp