Quotes About Influence

A lot of people in the crowd want to be told what to do; if you just put your hands up, they do it.

we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a scientist or an actress. My daughter really wants to be a scientist. I really want her to be a scientist, not an actress!

When you're in political times, you want to reflect those political times, and sometimes going back to our past is the best way to look at our present.

I think there are certain people that you'll always want to impress no matter how much success you have.

Donald Trump said he doesn't care about Paul Ryan's support, he doesn't want Paul Ryan's support, that he might be better off without Paul Ryan's support.

I'm expected to do what's right; I want to leave a legacy of positivity behind.

I don't want my dad to say, 'My daughter is an actress on a TV show.' I want him to say, 'My daughter cares about people.' I would love to know that I'm a role model in Hollywood.

I'm starting to get a following on Twitter. That's a really awesome power to have. It gives me the opportunity to make any kind of art I want.

My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can't change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it.

I have found that many other countries will buy off on anything American. As much as they hate us, they want to be us more than anything.

I kind of like that thing of you being caught up. You think you can judge someone, and before you know it, you've been swayed by them, and actually you want more of them.

Dogmas of every kind put assertion in the place of reason and give rise to more contention, bitterness, and want of charity than any other influence in human affairs.

My mom made me go to a Britney Spears concert when I was young. And I was like, 'No, I don't want to!' she was like, 'You're going to be a performer, you need to see other people.'

I am not a national leader. If I am a national leader I can speak out all that I want.

And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some risks. You must create the change that you want to see.

We have a choice. We can shape our future, or let events shape it for us. And if we want to succeed, we can't fall back on the stale debates and old divides that won't move us forward.

People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

I'm inspired by music. Sometimes more than I want to be.

Young singers ask me, "Do I have to live in New York?" I say, "You can live wherever you want-as long as people think you live in New York."

When I see the attention movie stars get, it doesn't make me want to be in that position at all.

I take pride in having something to say, which people actually want to hear.

I can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.