Quotes About Influence

My father watched all the 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' that you could imagine, along with the martial arts. So I was into all that as a youngster, and I always rooted for the bad guy.

As a youngster, my parents made me aware that all that was from the African Diaspora belonged to me. So I came in with Caribbean music, African music, Latin music, gospel music and blues.

Back To Dad' gives a message that every youngster should learn and this is surely going to leave a very strong impact on the masses.

I am aware of my own position and my responsibilities to youngsters watching us. You are a role model.

In totality, I take care not be a bad influence on youngsters.

Most youngsters are so well-connected with the rock music circle that they will know instantly if I attempt to imitate any rock star.

If you look at most youngsters, they have worked well under Van Gaal. I had never heard of Thomas Muller at Bayern Munich before Van Gaal managed him, and he's now one of the best players in the world.

Among some of the youngsters, I think reality TV has installed that culture into them and inspired a few of them into wanting to be 'TV celebrities.'

The film-watching crowd are mainly youngsters who see fashion on TV, in Hindi films, and in magazines.

I believe tobacco is a slow poison and it's unfortunate that a lot of youngsters are hooked to it.

As an entertainer, my first responsibility is to entertain my fans who have made me who I am today. I am not a preacher who can tell youngsters what they should be doing and what they should not be doing. The youth of our country is intelligent enough to know what is good and bad, and my songs can't change their thinking.

What turns teenagers on more than the Internet these days? If you can get a language out there, the youngsters are much more likely to think it's cool.

You walk into the playgrounds in Shanghai and Beijing, and you see youngsters who are shorter, shaking and baking and having attitude. And Jeremy Lin is going to inspire all of them.

Youngsters getting hooked to IPL is a dangerous sign for Indian cricket.

Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters.

As long as youngsters learn the right things, it really doesn't matter where they learn it from.

There is nothing better than feeling you are a player that youngsters look up to.

A lot of youngsters come and tell me they are inspired by me and my films. When we were doing them, we didn't realize it would leave such an impact.

It is enough if I can be relevant. It is more about me keeping up with youngsters than influencing youngsters. So I just want to stay relevant, really.

Players like Didier Drogba, going to watch him play and seeing him off the pitch as well, I got to see how he was with the players and the youngsters. Growing up, he was a good idol. He's a bubbly, funny character. He likes to make people feel welcome. You need those kind of people, wherever you are.

It's lovely to write for the youngsters because through your story, you can teach them the lessons of life.

My desire is to work with youngsters, and I want them to know me.

We can make his work reach youngsters by organising literary events and competitions in schools and colleges. We can also use mainstream media to spread Kaloji's work among the public. Also it's important to honour litterateurs when they are alive; sadly Kaloji never got his due in his lifetime.

I see other athletes as inspiration, like Rafa Nadal, Pau Gasol, Fernando Alonso. I think they are great inspiration for youngsters and for everybody.