Quotes About Influence

So what did influence 'Bird Box?' Well, I've had a crush on Medusa since about 1985. Maybe the book is an ode to her.

My parents wanted to name me Karim Hill. My aunt always liked the name Dule, from this actor Keir Dullea, who was in '2001: Space Odyssey.' That's how I got the name Karim Dule Hill. Growing up, I never liked the name Karim because people would ask me, 'Could you dunk like Kareem Abdul Jabbar?'

The Beatles created something that never trailed off. What a gift that was to their fans. If you're into the Beatles, you loved them from beginning to end.

I think every character rubs off on you a little bit.

My father always wanted to be 'Col-bear.' He lived in the same town as his father, and his father didn't like the idea of the name with the French pronunciation. So my father said to us, 'Do what you want. You're not going to offend anybody.' And he was dead long before I made my decision.

I don't think I've spawned a nation of Davinas. We have Kylies and Britneys but Davinas have missed out. Should I be offended? That is the question.

Obviously Madonna reinforces everything absurd and offensive.

LeBron is LeBron. They're not going to call offensive fouls on him. He gets to do what he wants.

That's what most players know about me, that I can change the game without scoring or even having a good offensive night.

I can create offensive situations for myself and I can create situations for other people.

It's something that I have to learn to do: affect the game in a different way. If I don't get it on the offensive end, try to get it on the defensive end.

The fact is that television, even before the movies, offered the chance to control our work and to get to do it again when we did something right. So television has always been better to writers than any other medium for a long time.

Pu La was like a father figure to people of my generation. I thank him for the characters his literary works offered us. They personify full-fledged human beings and have always given me company.

I am who I am, and I try to influence the team in my own way, especially with my performances on the pitch. If possible, I try to help the team in the dressing room as well by offering encouragement where needed.

I got a lot of offers after 'Rockstar' but was totally dependent on the team managing my work, who did not want me to sign any of the films I was offered, even though I wanted to.

If I have to convey some message to different parts of the state, then the state capital offers me the best platform.

The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.

There is absolutely no way that I would enter that world. I would never run for office.

You don't leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands.

The office of the president is meant to confer dignity.

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put him in office.

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

When I was an Independent I believed the same things I believe now as a Democrat. I was an Independent because I was a military officer. I felt like that was the best thing to do because I wanted to be a leader and I didn't want to influence people under me in that way.

I grew up in a world of Officer Friendly. It was just the image I had.