Quotes About Influence

There aren't many people in the world that are as respected and loved when it comes to entertainment and as big as Pac. But the greatness that I adore the most is him as a man.

America's greatness has always been demonstrated by our moral leadership.

Men like Sunil Dutt should not be mourned, only envied for their greatness.

I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed.

I feel like I have to put on for my city, because we have so many legends and so many greats.

I think everyone should aspire to be someone great, and that was one of the greats. Aaliyah was one of the great ones.

I definitely study the greats.

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

It's impossible for success to go to your head with a Greek mom - no way.

If you want to talk about cultural appropriation, we have to go back to the Greeks.

With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that, although we had no green, my grandmother was actually the 'greenest' person I've ever known.

Al Green is something else.

It was weird - my parents would let me have some Green Day albums but not all Green Day albums.

Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n' roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it.

The real dynamic is that when Greens are in the debates, Conservatives don't do as well.

Once you see the impact that you have on people, either at a meet and greet or after a show, you think, 'Oh man, they need to feel better today.'

I grew up cursing a lot.

I like the blues a lot. I grew up on it.

When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I'm basically the child of Richard Dawkins.

I used to play in bands and my dad, he's a big Beatles fan, so I grew up on a lot of Beatles and you kind of find your own way in music.

I grew up on anime and manga. That's part of who I am.

I grew up listening to - it's kind of embarrassing - all classical music.

I grew up listening to country music with my dad on the way to school.