Quotes About Influence

I'm estranged from my father and that relationship, as a young man, is incredibly important. It's probably responsible for the man I've become.

And you're wasted with your ladies. Yeah I'm the reason why you always getting faded.

It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power.

Of all your associations, it is your relationship with God, your Heavenly Father, who is the source of your moral power.

When we associate with the virtuous we form ourselves in imitation of their virtues, or at least lose, every day, something of our faults.

My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.

My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.

I have a troubled relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, not just because he kicked me out of a bar but also because it's become clear to me that he was not a good person.

What amazes me most is that the media and I have fostered a close relationship.

Position yourself to succeed first by building good relationships with the right people; and then put your effort and expertise behind that!

Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and government.

Whoever needs the relationship less has all the power.

America's relationship with Haiti has always been very complicated. I often say to people, "Before we came to America, America came to us in the form of the American occupation from 1915 to 1934."

My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.

There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. It is because they both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil.

I don't feel like I have a super straightforward relationship with the idea of fame. It makes me sort of level things out in my own brain almost immediately when I meet someone.

The military has a very long relationship with Hollywood that dates back to the silent film era.

Hypertext is an idea. The Internet is a medium. They grow up beside each other, they influence each other, and their evolving relationship will probably provide a great story for future biographers.

Russia is not going to give up easily on Syria. They've had a relationship with that country since 1955. It's very close to them.

I do think that hip-hop has a relationship with comic book culture, and Kung Fu movies too, for that matter.

My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.

My relationship, my friendships with Grateful Dead, has shaped me. Our house is a shrine to all our musical heroes.

True sincerity works more than a magnet. It attracts, bond and take people farther far better than mere action and words!

I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of it or to let it have an influence on me.