Quotes About Influence

I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make.

I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar! I hope it has inspired people.

I can become a positive virus, a hope virus.

I do hope after my crossing that more people will follow suit.

I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.

Let's just hope that all the world is run by Bill Gates before the Perl hackers can destroy it.

I hope you are never victims, but I hope you have no power over other people.

Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.

I use the word power broadly. Even more important than military and economic power is the power of ideas, the power of compassion, and the power of hope.

It is the leader's job to hold hope high.

I would hope that Kanye [West] would be remembered for being smart and sticking to what he believes.

Well, I always hope that I'm a role model.

I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment.

China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.

I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.

I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.

Just like a Led Zeppelin album stands up today, we hope our album stands up in 10 or 20 years.

I don't expect that Albert Gore is going to become president, and I certainly hope we never see Tipper Gore in the White House. Can you imagine Tipper saying, "Just say no"?

I don't really understand why I should be a role model but I know that children do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids.

The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.

I don't know if I'm a medium for some outside source. Whatever it is, frankly, I hope it's not what I think … Satan.

We in this House are role models. People all over the world watch us and study us. When we fall short, they lose hope. When we fail, they despair.

I certainly hope my music is in no way, shape or form influenced by anything that would be known as a jam band. If it is, then I'm going to do something else.

The greatest lessons I have every learned were at my mother's knees... All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.