Quotes About Influence

Drake doesn't realize, in many ways, he was like the big brother I never had. He set the example and paved the way for me to be myself. Now, whether I'm at the Grammys or whether I'm here or there or whatever, he'll show me love... People don't realize what that's like, what that means.

Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.

I went to see Ocean Colour Scene at Shepherds Bush and and felt part of something. They paved the way for me.

I've always been into stand-up, and I always wanted to be a comic because it was like the dream job as a kid, and my brother, being the patriarch, he paved the way.

Conor McGregor has a beard because of me, because I'm the one who allowed it. If it wasn't for me, none of these guys would have a beard. The same thing with the belly. Fighters who don't look like bodybuilders wouldn't be in the UFC if it wasn't for me. There's a lot of things I've definitely paved the road for.

Everything I am is cause of Paris. She like paved the way for me. A girl like me who is literally famous for nothing - Paris Hilton taught us how to make that a business, you know what I mean?

I love and appreciate and respect my father. He has paved an incredible way for me, and I want to do the same for others.

Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.

I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.

People like Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut are really paving the way for successful women.

Everything we've ever done has been for artistry's sake, and for the greater good and paying homage to those who came before us and paving the way for those who come after us.

I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.

I really believe that if you're going to bring a child into the world, it's your job to parent that world. Especially if it's just you; you don't pawn her off on somebody.

I've never been comfortable being a pawn. I work with brands where I feel like I can have my say and companies that I'm proud to be in a relationship with. Partnerships take a lot of time. If I am going to put my name and my face and my energy behind something, I want it to be authentic.

To be a good leader, you have to be a good communicator. As a leader, you have to communicate your intent every chance you get, and if you fail to do that, you will pay the consequences.

But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit.

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

Science has become something that everybody knows he has to pay attention to, but not everybody is a believer. So I don't think we should equate science with religion. But, that science is progressively playing a more and more important part in the life of every individual is obvious.

When I was around 13 years old, I started playing in bands and became obsessed with Blink-182 and Newfound Glory. I didn't pay attention to country music anymore; I wanted to do more pop rock stuff.

I don't really like to pay attention too much to what is being said about me, only because the people closest to me - my parents, family, and friends - know me best. So I feel like their opinions mean more to me than anyone else's.

So if people will pay attention to what I say because of our success as a group, I am going to use that.

When I was growing up, the people who liked the Beatles, I didn't like, so I didn't pay attention to them.

I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.