Quotes About Influence

I'd like to think I've left something in the world. Without in any way trying to be morbid, but life is very short, and I'd like to think I'd leave some body of work that would inspire other musicians long after I've gone.

I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document it musically, then they are your influence.

If I wasn't a model, I would never have been around interesting musicians, even had the financial capabilities to say, 'I don't have to work right now. I can sit and make my record.'

Both my grandfathers and my mother's brother were musicians.

I grew up around a lot of church musicians.

There's nothing wrong with becoming a role model, nothing wrong with inspiring people to become musicians, to become actors.

I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago.

I'm big fans of all those musicians, B.B. King, Mick Jagger - they're all on my iPod.

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure.

Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world.

I think that Hassan Nasrallah is the best leader in the Muslim world.

Islamist groups have gained influence at local and national level by playing the politics of identity and demanding for Muslims the 'right to be different.'

The people who live lives that are the most dangerous don't usually come in twirling a mustache rubbing their hands menacingly saying 'I'm an evil genius.' They're people who are charismatic, charming and appealing, who speak to some part of us that makes us want to follow them, that makes us attracted to them.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

I got a lot of inspiration and encouragement from my friend and ultra-runner Scott Jurek.

Saul Bellow never took my advice when he was my friend.

I always wear rings and cuffs from Made Her Think because designer Meredith Kahn is my friend and is one of my fashion idols. Everything she creates is really fresh.

Dan Rooney was my boss, my father, my friend, my mentor.

I want to do what Kid Cudi did for kids for my generation.

Growing up, 'Mean' Gene was the voice of my generation.

I feel like I'm the voice for my generation, especially for women.

And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done way in the past.

I can't list all the influences that Lady Gaga has given me and my generation.

I've always found that fashion is, first of all, mainly for yourself. So my two icons are, on one side, Little Edie from 'Grey Gardens' and, of course, like all my generation, I'm influenced by Kate Moss.