Quotes About Influence

I went to a Buddy Guy concert when I was, like, seven years old.

Even when I agree with the Twitterverse, I don't like the means by which they reach the conclusion. It's a really scary place. And I'm not comfortable with that.

Condemning art as manipulative is a non sequitur, of course. All art is manipulative.

A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.

Conditions impact the behaviour of people.

I don't think a lot of people realize the influence TV has on our kids. Kids take a lot of their cues from it in their dress and their conduct.

My mother was a great influence in my life and my career. She not only helped me master the business side of radio, but she also taught me how to conduct myself.

We all have friends that we confide in and talk to about our relationships. At times, we do not recognize the effect that this has on our relationship. We take a lot of what other people have to say to heart, and rightly or wrongly, it makes our way into our relationships.

Confident people have a way of carrying themselves that makes others more attracted to them.

I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure.

During the Clinton administration, America's image was that of a strong, confident and kind world leader.

What is it about royalty - even if you're a confirmed republican - that is dramatically interesting?

I think a lot of people confuse what we do with fame or wanting fame... which is not necessarily true.

My accent is very confused.

When I was 14, I had no idea who I was, and it was so confusing. So to see strong, confident girls, that I get to be around all the time, it's so amazing. It's reinvigorating for me.

What leads us astray is confusing more choices with more control. Because it is not clear that the more choices you have the more in control you feel. We have more choices than we've ever had before.

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.

In reality, everybody in Congress is a stand-in for some kind of lobbyist. In many cases it's difficult to tell whether it's the companies that are lobbying the legislators or whether it's the other way around.

The Congress is a power-oriented party.

You can't win a congressional seat unless you have money. Even if you do, it's tick-tock, tick-tock until someone with more money beats you.

There was nothing exceptional about growing up as the son of a congressman.

Power is nothing if you can't connect.

If my music has power, I don't have to hashtag anything. If it has to connect with someone, it will. That has been my experience.

In life I've learned one thing; if you want to be good you have to connect with the best people. So I got very close to the high-stakes players here. I get to watch them and play with them a little bit.