Quotes About Influence

I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.

It is needless to say how great has been the influence of the doctrine of Evolution, or rather perhaps of the method of investigation to which it has given birth, upon the study of history, especially the history of institutions.

If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation.

Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.

When the history of the 20th century is written, there are going to be some pretty obscure people who are entitled to sainthood. And they're not going to be well-known.

I had the wonderful good luck of having Jimmy Gandolfini as my mentor and David Chase as my godfather, two of the most talented guys in the history of television.

It's very important to me that I at least know the history of the music.

The history of Pantera speaks for itself.

George Steinbrenner forever changed baseball and hopefully someday we will see him honored in baseball's Hall of Fame as one of the great figures in the history of sports.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.

The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.

'Atlas Shrugged,' let's face it, was probably the most important novel of the 20th century that was never a film.

My mother is the most important person I know, and I try to be the same as she.

The energy you create around you is perhaps going to be the most important attribute - in the long run, EQ trumps IQ. Without being a source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.

Parenting is the most important job on the planet next to keeping Gary Busey off the nation's highways.

The music you love when you're a teenager is always going to be the most important to you, and I find that it's all over the score of 'Hamilton.'

That time, making 'Disco Pigs,' was kind of the most important period of my life. The people I met there remain my closest friends.

The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to.

I was the most important person of the world, and people like the Pope would be just like enemies, who would try to put me down in some way or another, or the president. People are always selling the idea that people who have mental illness are suffering.

Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of the most important things to me, but at this point I can't see myself doing that professionally. Luckily, for the most part, I don't feel pressured.

The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb.

Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up.

To me, the most important artists in my career are Arcangel and Balvin. Arcangel gave me the push, the respect in the streets.