Quotes About Influence

I don't want to see a president of the United States saying things which change the character of the generations of Americans that are following.

I think doing a record with B.B. King allowed me the opportunity to blend two different generations across the board and make a song that I hope is extremely impactful.

I've been inspired by many great players in this league, and it's great to re-inspire younger generations and guys coming into this league.

It still amazes and fascinates me that women of color have kept my work alive for these many generations.

Most people aren't Republicans four generations down from a president.

Go to Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, or any college and you'll see libraries, dormitories, and a lot of buildings that were a result of the generosity of fat cats.

My parents made me who I am. They are kind, generous, loving people.

There are many ways in which genes influence the brain.

We are fashioned not by our genes, but by our environment - by the family and socio-historic conditions in which we evolve.

When critics called me a duplicate of my father, I knew I can't do anything about my genes but I ensured that I shed the romantic image and create my individual style.

Half of what creates psychopaths is genetic, but the other half is conditioning.

I have six-year-old fans that weren't even around for 'Genie in a Bottle' or even 'Fighter.'

Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by friction.

Ian Curtis was a young genius.

Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.

Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.

Miyazaki is a genius. He is the legend.

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

I think Joss Whedon is a genius.

I don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see Charlie Chaplin's movies there is a combination of drama, naivety and social meaning that I can see in myself, at a different level.

I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.

I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.

Subconciously, the things you listen to and you believe in, those things are going to come out, you know what I mean? I think you take that and make it your sound; that's what I do when I'm putting together genres of music.

R&B is my home. It's who I am. It's who I've been. It's the first genre I fell in love with. It's the reason why I've been able to do other genres of music.