Quotes About Influence

I want to be a combination of P. Diddy and Oprah.

I grew up watching Oprah on television. So, to say I didn't learn a lot from her just wouldn't be true.

I've known Oprah since 1998 or 1999. It is incredible how amazing she is. When you are around her, you see how considerate, giving and wonderful she is with the people around her.

I say, do not mess with Oprah. The one person in America you shouldn't mess with.

I want to go to dinner with Oprah! Who doesn't?

I'm aiming to become the white Oprah.

So people ask, 'But how can you work for a friend?' I say it's because I know that the magazine is called 'O.' The bottom line is somebody has to have the final word. Oprah's not right all the time, but her record is pretty damn good. That's not to say you can't disagree.

There's no male Oprah.

My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries.

As a little kid, I would watch Oprah almost every day.

You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.

Someone that I'm really inspired by, and that I look up to, is Oprah. It's amazing how she created such an empire.

I spent a lot of times sitting in big rooms full of a lot of men and executives thinking, 'What would Oprah say right now?' and trying to channel that as hard as I could. And mostly that was just about having the confidence. If this woman did it, it can be done. And there's no reason for anybody to stop you.

I am not immune to Oprah's charms, but President Winfrey is a terrible idea.

Oprah Winfrey is such an inspiring person.

Martha Stewart convinced me to have a business. She sometimes takes a very personal interest, and she kept saying, 'You have to open your own business,' and gave me chances. She took my cakes on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' I met a lot of people through her.

Growing up, I always considered the Grand Ole Opry to be hallowed ground.

I get the same feeling walking into the Opry House as I do when I see one of my heroes.

What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was 'Hee Haw,' was 360 degrees of entertainment.

That's where I fell in love with country music, there at the Opry with Dad by my side.

My greatest influence has and always will be my mother. I admire her strength, fearlessness, and optimism.

My son Ishaan's passion for movies and his exposure to world cinema infuses me with optimism.

Let optimists rule the world.

I've always been optimistic. And I have a feeling that it happened because of going to all those movies with my grandmother in the '40s because there was no cynicism.