Quotes About Influence

Here's the weird thing about the Murdoch family; They believe what they read in the papers.

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me.

You were born to lead as mothers and fathers, because nowhere is righteous leadership more crucial than in the family.

Public service is a part of who I am, having grown up in a family of politicians.

My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.

I think a lot of people are capitalizing, perhaps exploiting, what was done via me, my family, my administration.

I wasn't an only child, but I was the youngest, and no one else in my family played music.

I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father, we would watch a lot of Scorsese films.

Canada, by others in the global family, is, for some reason, taken seriously. They have about 30 million people. They have some natural resources.

Everything is ideal to its parent.

There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family.

What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.

I think so much of what informs us as performers is what we had to endure as kids growing up. I was the youngest in my family. I always got a lot of attention.

All of William S. Burroughs friends pushed it forward and introduced me to one another. I was able to enter into that beat family for a while and document it.

I think of the Kennedy family and I think of their faith... Along came John F. Kennedy and a part of his legacy is that... he didn't just break the Catholic barrier, he crushed it.

I learned early on that family, as far as my mother and father, were not an option.

I was raised on 'Get Smart' and 'All in the Family' and 'M.A.S.H.,' and certainly when 'Cheers' came along, that was a big one.

I'm not a natural ocean person. I married into a family of swimmers, and I've slowly been drawn into the sea.

Rocky would definitely run for councilman. Maybe mayor. But these people are actually most effective in the family unit. That's where they shine.

Bobby's World touched a lot of people. That's why the family's last name is Generic. Uncle Ted is based on uncles we've all had.

My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.

My family and my friends inspire me.