Quotes About Influence

To some people, power is a noun. To others, it's a verb.

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.

I remember politicians in Northern Ireland were sometimes called 'verbal incendiarists,' as they didn't actually do anything but they said certain things. So when you hear certain politicians using nasty language, that colours our lives. It makes some other people think it's OK to racially abuse people.

Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television.

Young citizens on the verge of becoming adults deserve a real say in the world they will inherit.

Anyone who is on the verge of kind of famous but not really relevant is kind of fun to play with.

I know that if enough people shout a falsehood, people start to think it's true and a lot of people don't do independent verification of everything they hear.

I get hit up all the time from every verified rapper with 1,000,000 followers like, 'Yo bro! You got the sauce right now. Send me beats!' Naw, that takes everything away from what I do.

I'm fully conscious of the fact that I wouldn't be the writer that I am without this place, without Vermont College.

I definitely look up to Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins, and J.K. Rowling.

I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.

I have been a muse to Mr. Saint-Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Versace.

I have been a fan of Versace for so long, watching people like Biggie, Puff, Jay-Z.

When I was about 4, my mum had a lime-green Versace jacket with massive shoulder pads, and I remember thinking, 'Why does her head look so small? Why is she doing that to herself?' But she loved it!

Everybody trying to bite the style ever since we made 'Versace.' But they don't give us credit.

I've been into clothes since I was a kid, going to garage raves and seeing all the Tottenham gangsters wearing Moschino and Versace; I just always had a passion for it.

Wasn't the Treaty of Versailles, wasn't that disproportionately influenced by Jewish intellectuals? Don't get me wrong. I'm not pro-Holocaust.

Essentially, Louis XIV created exclusivity. If we look at how we live our lives today, many of us are members of clubs or gyms. We search out exclusivity. He created the world of fashion at Versailles.

I am inspired by the work done by Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra. They are both versatile and extremely talented actors.

I always loved Hanks in 'Philadelphia' and 'Forrest Gump' and watching how versatile he was. That shaped my impression of what someone was able to do. Of course, everything De Niro came up with was always something I was taken by.

I'm always thinking about Prince when I make my music and how genre-less he was and just how versatile and amazing he was on the stage. I'm so inspired by him.

I have always been inspired by the versatility of both Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor.

Mrs. Thatcher was a powerful figure at the time I was a student in London. And I admire her versatility and strength.

Albert II, Prince of Monaco