I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.
Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people.
Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess, for it can take you further than money, power or influence.
Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that.
It is a question of fact, whether the influence of motives be fixed by laws of nature, so that they shall always have the same effect in the same circumstances.
Jimmy Meng sought to be a power broker in the halls of justice. But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory.
It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.
Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.
If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think it's foolish. Cinema reflects society; society rarely reflects cinema.
I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation.
The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.
I don't think what I do is influenced by suffering. I come from a talented people who are prolific in music and dance.
I buy records from all across the board. I get kind of a hybrid of influences in my own music.
I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.
There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and less inclined to prize it as a worthwhile institution.
I watch a lot of movies, and I tend to be influenced by scenes that intrigue me, that make me want to use the same effects or technique.
A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got.
I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
