Quotes About Influence

Your friends will be as careless with your life as they are with their own.

I have off days all the time too, but nobody really cares when I have an off day. People care when Kyrie does.

I want to give my daughter that Caribbean influence. But also, just being a black girl in this country, I want her to grow up with culture and confidence, and with love.

As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon's 'Mama's Family'.

I was obsessed with Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin; I watched 'Mama's Family' religiously.

I just want to build awareness for my city. But if it wasn't for Carol City, I wouldn't be the person I am today.

I would have to say that my very first encounter with the arts was when my mother bought me my first record player when I was six years old as well as a Karen Carpenter record.

We are such big John Carpenter fans.

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

I really feel that I've carried on my mother's legacy.

In world football, the name 'Weah' carries a lot of weight. I've known that for a long time.

I guess, as an Emanuel, I have a voice that carries.

I've learned that my word carries weight, and that's something I have to always have to keep in mind.

My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.

Beware of people carrying ideas. Beware of ideas carrying people.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

I think, as a writer, sometimes you do worry, 'Am I just writing, or am I putting the burden of African-Americans on my shoulder and carrying it?' But if we just write the stories that we're supposed to write, that's when we have the biggest impact.

I can walk in a room of people who may not know Christ and still be myself. And they can still see Christ in me even though they may not know who it is, but I know that they can see that in me and I'm carrying that with me.

I don't write with this thing in the back of my head about carrying the weight of young black women on my shoulders.

I am writing my own legacy, and I am carrying NXT along for the ride.

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

I will say that Lynda Carter is an awesome woman.

I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.

There are a whole lot of Carter Family songs.