Quotes About Influence

There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers.

Hindi films are watched with keen interest in Pakistan, as Pakistani plays are watched in India. Pakistani actors also work in the Indian entertainment industry.

It was Cosmos who actually told Crystal Palace about me. Palace came to have a look, liked what they saw, and they took it from there.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

I always said your best palate is your own, not mine. I'm a guidepost.

Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people.

I'm so grateful to Ms. Palin and all the people who've endorsed me.

I completely understand why people are attracted to Palin. First: Whatever 'it' is, she has 'it.' And second: She makes all the right people crazy. It's not hard to look around at Palin-haters, frothing at the mouth about 'how stupid' she is, and think, 'I'm sure as hell not with them. Whatever they are, I'm on the other team.'

I don't know Gov. Palin. I've certainly seen her, since she came on the scene, you know, running with John McCain.

I like that lady - Sarah Palin. She's great. I like the cut of her jib.

I am someone who really would like to see more women in government, but Palin makes me cringe every time I hear about her.

Sarah Palin embarrasses herself almost immediately upon opening her mouth to speak or upon moving her fingers to send messages to her dull flock.

Women want to get to know Sarah Palin. And they want to meet her family.

I don't think Palin really led to Trump. Was this somehow a bit of a precursor or something? I'm willing to say, 'Maybe so.'

I think the notion of Sarah Palin being president of the United States is something that frightens me, frankly.

If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.

Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand, he goes one further and clinches his fist.

I wasn't pampered the way a Tyrone Power was.

The Gandhi family is a pampered lot. They have only dealt with people at their beck and call.

If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.

Monetary policy is not a panacea.

When people ask me about color in my work, I tend to say that it came from spending a lot of time in Panama.

We've got to stop pandering and start leading.