Quotes About Influence

The government is a very large constructor. They have schools, colleges, hospitals and courts, offices. We are trying to influence the public works department to adopt green buildings.

We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends.

I do not believe you have to be an elected official to help 'change the world.' In fact, maybe it is easier from the outside.

As a writer and former elected official, I believe in the power of words.

The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the latitude of power of that office.

My view is that, if any public official or member of any campaign is contacted by any nation-state or anybody acting on behalf of a nation-state about influencing or interfering with our election, then that is something that the FBI would want to know about.

America was never officially a Christian nation, since neither Jesus Christ nor the Bible are mentioned in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. But there's no denying the influence Christianity has had on our country.

You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.

I ask you to find your voice and use it not only to choose your elected officials but to shape the issues that will shape our lives.

I went to a school with the kids of judges and elected officials and architects, civil leaders, and influencers. And I felt very much a minority in every way. But it did expose me to incredible things.

Offset is a boss.

My father was bigger than life, an entity and everyone expected us, as his offspring, to be saintettes, these little carbon copies.

Nothing can happen nowhere. The locale of the happening always colours the happening, and often, to a degree, shapes it.

It's their belief, their own will, that holds people in Scientology, even oftentimes when they have been abused.

I had the benefit, I'll say it, of coming up behind my brother and seeing what he went through and just simply trying do the opposite oftentimes.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

Bill Bennett really became an idol for me. I listened to him every morning from 6 to 9 for, oh, years.

When you're a fan of someone, and they know your name, you're like, 'Oh my God!'

I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'

I never grew up thinking, 'Why aren't there any Asians?' But then Lucy Liu came on, and I was like, 'Oh my God, she is my favorite.' I was nothing like her, but I just loved her because she was the only Asian I saw.

I'm a Lizzo fan these days. Oh my god. I mean, I wish she'd been around when I was young.

I just feel like bands with the same people, no matter how different the band themselves thinks it is, the listeners go, 'Oh, yeah, it's another Nirvana record.'

Because my brother liked Michigan, I liked Michigan, and by the nature of that, I didn't like Ohio State.

If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale.