Quotes About Influence

My mother is responsible for whatever success I have achieved today.

My parents were a huge inspiration to me and a massive part of my life and everything that I have achieved.

If you raise a cool adult, that's an achievement.

More than any of my achievements, I feel it's a real honor that children are learning about me, that I'm a source of inspiration.

I vote, but I don't feel that I'm achieving much when I do.

I started on acoustic guitar after I heard Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy.

I was crazy about Elle Macpherson. She modeled, acted and did everything. She was a huge example for me.

I feel like her personality lives through me. How she was and how she acted lives through me. I smile when people say, 'Your mom used to do that; you're thinking just like your mom.'

Because of Obama's ill-advised actions, the world has lost American leadership.

I have always been an active part of my community.

Whether people agree with you or not, take an active role in what happens in your life.

My mum was an anti-racist activist in the 70s and 80s.

Literature births activists.

In government, one actress is enough.

My Mother is an actress, so it's always been a part of my life.

Bieber has taste and pull, which is as important to making quality pop as actual talent.

When I was in Ring of Honor, Adam Cole was the champion. When I won the title in NXT, in the back of my head, I told myself, 'I have to do for this title what Adam Cole did for the Ring of Honor title.'

One figure can sometimes add up to a lot.

It's always exciting to be part of films where you matter and add value.

Social media can be so addictive.

I make people adjust to what I do, and worry about what I do.

I don't want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don't think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach.

I have great admiration for Atal Bihari Vajapyee.

I admire Akira Kurosawa. I have a deep admiration for him and I would love to make films like that.