Quotes About Influence

I have been privileged to work for some of the most high-powered people in town. They pay me for my opinions, and I give those to them.

Us, as footballers, are in a very privileged position.

The privileged elites are part of the globalization moment that we live in.

I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence.

I love curating, because I'm lucky and privileged that I have a platform and I can share my discoveries with other people.

It is feasible for someone who comes from a privileged background to understand the privilege they have had and to use the formal political arena in a way that would disperse power and engage with people in their own lives.

I grew up with a very privileged background. My father served as one of the cabinet ministers in Arroyo's government, and he's been a congressman for many years, and he's running again.

I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her.

To have the privileged position of being the guy who is responsible for shaping the entire experience for an audience as opposed to being just one instrument in that orchestra, being an actor, it's all-encompassing.

We're in a privileged position in sport and, above all, in football. We have a platform.

The strength of the platform that I am privileged to have is that I reach a massive group of diverse people.

I was looked upon as this privileged actress who was like Yash Chopra's family. He was my second family. Whatever I have achieved is because of him.

Mark Zuckerberg is a rich white dude from a really privileged background.

Our democracies are increasingly captured by a ruling class that seeks to perpetuate its privileges.

You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens.

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

Would offering the Mars Prize damage NASA? I don't think so.

The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.

I want to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Prize.

My real mom had two kids, my half-sister Tara and my half-brother Clint. When I was growing up Clint was a big wrestling fan and he instilled that into me. I was immediately encapsulated with everything pro wrestling.

I didn't really get into golf until I was about 14. My mom and dad were taking lessons from a pro an hour and a half from our farm in Cohuna, Australia. When they got home, I'd ask my mom to explain everything they learned - drills and all.

I think we, as pro coaches, should have a consciousness towards having an image and a role model mentality for kids.

I think it's something much bigger than just pro wrestling and the industry I work in. It's across all media. You look at Hollywood movies: there's not the Muslim hero or the guy who looks like me and has a name like mine who is portrayed in a positive manner or in a leading role. So, growing up, I didn't have a role model that looks like me.

I don't care how many followers you have, but if you're executing amazing makeup, and you're working day to day in the makeup world and really changing the makeup world, to me that qualifies as a pro.