Quotes About Influence

I looked down the line of the wonderfully successful people on either side of me and wondered if each of them had a Coach Wooden who, to quote President Obama, "helped make me who I am." I hoped so, because without Coach, my life would have been so much less. Less joyous. Less meaningful. Less filled with love. Later

There was work for everyone to do, even the women—especially the women. They had to adjust quickly to the sudden absence of fathers and husbands and sons, to the idea that things would never be as they had been. They had no vote, no straightforward access to political discourse, no influence in how the battles were waged. Instead they took control of homes, businesses, plantations.

a girl can't lose her social standing if she stands level with those poised to judge her.

Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'

My mother is really the person I learned to curse from. She discourages me from saying that in interviews. But it's true.

I loved John Lennon. I read interviews, and whatever he said he liked, I would go and listen to them. That is what I want to do with my fans.

I've loved Basquiat since I was 13. From his artwork to his interviews to the way he thought about things, I've always been excited by him.

When 'Game Of Thrones' came out, lots of interviews were coming in, and people asking me to do certain things which would push me out there. Like this whole Instagram and Twitter thing - getting more followers doesn't bother me at all.

I like when I do interviews with an artist and they may not have liked an artist at first but after they see my interview they'll like them better.

Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.

That's the power of television. You come into people's homes every week, and that creates a familiarity and a false sense of intimacy.

There is a level of intimacy in sharing the foods that have shaped me.

I am trying to be the girl I didn't have. That's important to me. I have to be conscious of that. In this weird, dark, small, very intimate way, there's a girl out there who relies on me. And that's super important to me, and I don't want to let her down.

Television's an intimate medium. It's in our living rooms. It's in our bathrooms. It's in our bedrooms - and we respect that.

If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.

When you work with someone like Dulquer Salmaan, you tend to get a bit intimidated.

Men have been intimidated by my relationship with Howard. You know, it's hard for them to imagine that they could be number one, seeing this relationship.

I'm not intimidated by other actors at all - or directors. I don't care who they are. But I am intimidated by writers. I hold them in the highest esteem.

Donald Trump intimidated the press and bullied the press.

I think sometimes I intimidate people. I've been told that. But I feel I'm the least intimidating person possible.

My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.

A strong, powerful, successful woman is always intimidating.

I do my own way of witnessing. Not by verbally intimidating people but just by my actions.

The future kind of gets less intimidating when you're the one shaping it.