Quotes About Influence

If I hadn't had the music teacher I had in high school and she hadn't really pushed me and taken that extra step, I wouldn't have been quite as motivated.

Hollywood pushes a liberal agenda to the rest of the country. And, whether we like it or not, Hollywood dictates the culture of the country.

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

It's not about just a vote, it's about being a voice. There's a difference between being a person who just pushes the button and someone who is actually going to be a voice for the conservative movement.

Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.

If there's somebody pushing you, you're going to be more energized.

A mountain of evidence shows that our bodies are pushing, shaping, even leading our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. That the body affects the mind is, it's fair to say, incontestable. And it's doing so in ways that either facilitate or impede our ability to bring our authentic best selves to our biggest challenges.

Somebody we never talk about is Stephanie McMahon. She is such a huge power influence in our company. She is always pushing us to go the limit, and she doesn't take much credit for what she's done.

If there has been any progress in the Chinese society and politics over the last 20 years, it is all because the citizens have been pushing for change.

What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.

Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the early '90s, I have always been involved in lobbying, campaigning and pushing for changes.

Everybody listens to Bob Marley. It gives you an inner feeling to keep pushing on. It's an education on life. He helps me out every day. It gives me a deep-down feeling.

In every art form, nothing exists in a bubble. It exists because of what came before it. A lot of bricks were laid. I think if it weren't for 'The Purge,' 'Get Out' wouldn't resonate as a mainstream movie. You push on the taste of the audience, in a way, get them used to something, and then you keep pushing on it.

My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.

That's the only time when newspapers have some influence, when they are pushing the British public in a direction they are already minded to go.

That always pushes me when I see Mbappe and Marcus Rashford doing well because I know they are probably looking at me and seeing what I'm doing and it's probably pushing them.

My goal is to share information and to educate. But am I an activist? No, no, no. I don't believe in pushing things on people.

Harry Kane shows every season his importance. You can't say anything else but the fact that he's such an important player, a captain, a leader and a player who is pushing all the time, pushing the team to get higher.

The Grizzlies organization did a very good job of always pushing us in directions and making us aware of things we might not have been aware of when we were young.

I didn't want to be one of these pushy daddies.

When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less defensive and open to hearing what you have to say.

We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked.

I put Compton on the map.