Quotes About Influences

For I, despite all you can say, and despite all I sometimes try to say to myself, know that loathsome outside influences must be lurking there in the half-unknown hills—and that those influences have spies and emissaries in the world of men.

Socialism and the woman movement are two mighty streams which drag along with them great parts of the firm formations which they touch.

Having toured a lot really influences some of the decisions you make in the studio - is this part anthemic enough for people to want to sing to it at a show? is this part dynamic enough? Is this drum beat 'arena' enough? You think about it a lot when you are creating, for sure.

I think sometimes when trades are made the beginning of the season on paper, they look great. It just takes time. Sometimes the process by the media or outside influences or sources want it to be now. Sometimes it doesn't work that way.

The interesting thing for me is to put together all my influences and all my experiences I got through my traveling with my father.

Most growth modalities—from nineteenth-century psychoanalysis to twentieth-century Scientology, and just about everything in between—share a common paradigm. It goes something like this: we store influences from the past in the subconscious, those influences inappropriately affect our behavior and perception in the present, and our job is to somehow remove those distorting influences.

all. Unfortunately, polarizing influences—such as unions that want what they want, gay rights groups, isolationists, and others who cannot or will not consider the opinions of others—have become stronger in recent years, robbing from the pool of moderate legislators and increasing the numbers

There have never been a lot of female guitarists out there, so most of my influences were male. Acoustically, I followed Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. Also, John Lennon and Paul McCartney - both incredible acoustic guitar players.

Ringo is incredible. He's the greatest. Simon Kirke is great as well, so is Ian Paice. All of these British drummers from the '60s are great. They were big influences on me.

If you're mostly a writer - if your point of departure is writing something - which for a writer/director is sort of where you start, you're really influenced by the writers you love one way or another.

I'm always pretty influenced by stuff from when we were younger.

There are all kind of corners of the musical world that are deeply influenced by the Dead that one wouldn't expect. Lee Ranaldo is a crazy Deadhead.

My favorite song is called 'Reachout.' There are so many different stories told in that song. I think anyone who listens to it will gather a different meaning, but each answer is true. I also like the sound of it, period - there are a lot of classical influences.

Always my collections are made of different influences.

I think my real influences are out of my control, which are the things that entered my brain when I was a kid growing up.

I'm lucky to have played for some great managers who can be positive influences on how I work at Watford.

My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.

Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16.

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.

People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of.

I just have a lot off different influences.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.