Quotes About Influence

I'm my dad's kid, and I'm still, right or wrong, fighting that uphill battle, and I'm not saying that makes sense. I mean my dad didn't hire me at Fox... but it certainly gave me my start, and I think I'm always kind of fighting that.

We don't ever want to be in a position that we're fighting uphill. We don't want to looking up at China.

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible.

We're not on a mission to uplift people, but music in general has such a profound effect on people.

We're all affected by music. It has the power to inspire, uplift us, change our moods, and even alter consciousness.

Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.

To work with Miss Oprah has been amazing. To have her in my corner and inspire me and uplift me has been amazing.

I'm making music that I love and I want to hear. At the same time, things like making money, making crazy money - you gotta find ways to reach to everybody but uplift everybody.

Throughout my life, my mom, my dad, my grandmother - these were people who made sure that I had the right people around me uplifting me.

My name is not unfamiliar to anybody in the dance community. I'm talking the upper echelon of dance studios.

Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society.

Yes, the upper reaches of society are still dominated by men.

I think, as you move to the upper ranks of science - ranks being positions of influence and access - you see fewer female faces. And I think the basic reason is the same reason that you don't see a lot of female faces in Congress or on the Supreme Court or on the directing board of Fortune 500 companies.

I feel like in order for our team to have the upper hand, I have to play extremely well, and I have to bring the rest of the team with me. That's how I feel approaching every game.

There's great power in deference. You ask somebody 'what' or 'how' questions. People love to be asked how to do something. They feel powerful, and from a deferential position, you've actually granted that power, and you're the one that now actually has the upper hand in the conversation.

Star kids always get an upper hand at the start of their career. People in the industry often know them from the time they were toddlers, so they show support to them when their film is about to release.

To own your song is very special. Now that I have a platform and so many people watching me, I have an upper hand.

Given this voice, I know it does sound like I've come from money. But my dad was Canadian and my mum Hungarian, so it's not like I have some high-society, upper-class English background.

'Upright Citizens Brigade' was a huge influence on us. And growing up we never missed 'Saturday Night Live.'

When I was growing up on Loch Lomondside, one of the first albums I ever bought was Marley's 'Uprising.' I guess that would have been 1980 - just before he died.

'Uprising' was requested by so many politicians in America for use in their rallies, and we turned them down on a regular basis.

'Uprising' was one of the first three or four albums I ever bought in 1980 when I was 13, and that had a strong impact on me.

I give big ups to people who are very big on social media, whether they're doing vlogs or whatever. It takes a lot of effort.

I always admired Frank Sinatra. He had ups and downs, but he didn't give up his style. He had what might have been a tough life or character.