Quotes About Influence

I can't even compare ourselves with the Supremes. I adore the Supremes! I can't set myself up as comparison to people I'm in awe of.

When I was first coming out, I was definitely getting a lot of comparisons to Trina.

If I feel compelled or feel that I really need to say something at a certain time, I'll say it. But more do than not; I'm trying to lead by example.

I'm a catalogue artist: I compete with Bob Dylan.

I grew up watching LeBron and asking him to follow me back on Twitter, going to his camps. So just to be able to compete against a player like him and be a few shots away from beating him and his team to go to a championship is something I will always remember.

It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.

I get my competitiveness from my mom.

There's something about that 15- to 18-year-old boy, the time of their life that you can really impact them, not only on the field but off the field and still get the competitiveness that I love.

My dad is kind of a quiet guy and he keeps to himself a little bit. But he was a competitor at whatever he did, and it kind of carried on with me.

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval.

The Beatles were a group made up of four very complex men, and my small hand could not have broken these men up.

I know myself - I cannot just play a cliche. It has to be a character; it has to be written with the complexity of the human being behind. Could be bad, could be good, could be someone we would hate, but still, I need a reason for that influence, and I need to understand why.

As a kid, I didn't know much about Prince - who he was and all the complexities of his personality - but I could still feel very close to him when I listened to his music.

All it takes is one guy to change a locker room. To change the complexity or nature of an atmosphere.

Anything to do with the Beatles is very complicated.

The media is complicit in fear mongering.

You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment.

It's the ultimate compliment to be imitated or at least be somebody's influence, for sure.

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

It's such a huge honor and compliment when someone tells me I'm their hero... but, why me?

When things come back and we're in some small way cast as the originators of a movement, we don't take it as much as a compliment as some people may consider it.

We understand and know the nature of some components of social media and media these days.

Composers are always going back to the past.

I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie.