Influential Quotes
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It is now no mystery that some quite influential ‘philosophers’ were ‘mentally’ ill.
Alfred Korzybski
Keywords: ‘mentally’ :: ‘philosophers’ :: ill :: influential :: is :: it :: mystery :: no :: now :: quite :: some :: that :: wereSource: thinkexist.com -
You don`t have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they`ve taught me.
Scott Adams
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You don`t have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they`ve taught me.
Scott Adams
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He was not hip-hop`s most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts.
Michael Eric Dyson
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[on why he resigned the role of James Bond while filming You Only Live Twice (1967)] One of the reasons I stopped doing it was because I got really fed up with the space stuff and special effects. I just found it getting more and more influential in the m...
Sean Connery
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Star Wars is probably the most influential film of my generation. It`s the personification of good and evil and the way it opened up the world to space adventure, the way westerns had to our parents` generations, left an indelible imprint. So, in a way, e...
J.J. Abrams
Keywords: adventure :: an :: and :: everythi :: evil :: film :: generation :: generations :: good :: had :: imprint :: in :: indelible :: influential :: is :: it :: left :: most :: my :: of :: opened :: our :: parents :: personification :: probably :: so :: space :: star :: the :: to :: up :: wars :: way :: westerns :: worldSource: imdb.com
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Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope.
Noel Gallagher
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My dad said he had a teacher named Epatha who was influential in keeping him in school. But my mother said it was an old girlfriend of his. So that`s why she stuck in the Sharon Epatha. That`s what the "S" stands for. Everyone knows now because some numbs...
S. Epatha Merkerson
Keywords: an :: because :: but :: dad :: epatha :: everyone :: for :: girlfriend :: had :: he :: him :: his :: in :: influential :: it :: keeping :: knows :: mother :: my :: named :: now :: numbskull :: of :: old :: said :: school :: sharon :: she :: so :: some :: stands :: stuck :: teacher :: that :: the :: was :: what :: who :: whySource: imdb.com
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I had a little fantasy that goes like this: I`m getting to be an influential person in San Francisco; what if I and five other powerful guys with cigars got together in a smoke-filled room to decide who would be the next mayor of San Francisco? We`d do it...
Francis Ford Coppola
Keywords: an :: and :: be :: cigars :: decide :: do :: fantasy :: filled :: five :: francisco :: getting :: goes :: got :: guys :: had :: if :: in :: influential :: it :: like :: little :: mayor :: next :: of :: other :: person :: powerful :: room :: san :: smoke :: that :: the :: this :: to :: together :: we :: what :: who :: with :: wouldSource: imdb.com
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On meeting producer Harvey Weinstein for the first time at the 2005 Time Magazine`s 100 Most Influential People: "He is a big fan of Indian films. He has seen Devdas (2002/I), and said he respected my work. It`s a big compliment coming from somebody who h...
Aishwarya Rai
Keywords: 100 :: 2002 :: 2005 :: and :: at :: big :: coming :: compliment :: devdas :: fan :: films :: first :: for :: from :: harvey :: has :: he :: indian :: influential :: is :: it :: magazine :: meeting :: most :: my :: of :: on :: people :: producer :: respected :: said :: seen :: somebody :: such :: the :: time :: weinstein :: who :: workSource: imdb.com
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On attending the dinner for Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People of the Year in 2005: "I am surprised at my life`s turn of events. Six of us were asked to raise the toast for the evening. And I raised it for my parents and for my fans, without whom ...
Aishwarya Rai
Keywords: 100 :: 2005 :: am :: and :: asked :: at :: attending :: dinner :: evening :: events :: fans :: for :: in :: influential :: it :: life :: magazines :: most :: my :: of :: on :: parents :: people :: raise :: raised :: six :: surprised :: the :: time :: to :: toast :: turn :: us :: were :: whom :: without :: wou :: yearSource: imdb.com
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We recognize what everybody else does, that this is a huge, growing, influential part of our audience. You have to make your decisions based on a good business plan, and as we look at the census numbers throughout the North Bay, the growth is significant.
John Burgess
Keywords: and :: as :: at :: audience :: based :: bay :: business :: census :: decisions :: does :: else :: everybody :: good :: growing :: growth :: have :: huge :: influential :: is :: look :: make :: north :: numbers :: of :: on :: our :: part :: plan :: recognize :: significant :: that :: the :: this :: throughout :: to :: we :: what :: you :: yourSource: thinkexist.com
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Tiger Woods is incredibly influential. If Tim Finchem doesn`t listen to Tiger Woods, he`s crazy.
Stephen Ross
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
Ted Koppel
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The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe that science has left atheism as the only respectable intellectual stance.
Robert Bork
Keywords: and :: are :: as :: atheism :: believe :: classes :: has :: highly :: influential :: intellectual :: is :: left :: major :: obstacle :: only :: primitive :: religion :: religious :: renewal :: respectable :: science :: stance :: superstition :: tend :: that :: the :: they :: to :: view :: whoSource: brainyquote.com
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The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country.
Alberto Melloni
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That was a time when I did love music, I couldn`t get enough of what was going on. Maybe it was Nirvana that brought me back. I guess it was a comfort because something that sounded so right - and non-commercial - had become so influential, so immediately...
Marc Jacobs
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Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there`s a certain acceptance that sets in; you`re no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present.
Doc Severinsen
Keywords: accept :: acceptance :: an :: and :: audience :: become :: certain :: day :: in :: influential :: is :: longer :: more :: no :: out :: personality :: present :: re :: sees :: sets :: so :: television :: that :: there :: they :: threatening :: to :: whatever :: when :: willing :: youSource: brainyquote.com
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So no, I`m pleased if it`s been influential for many readers, but at the time I didn`t even know that it was going to have any readers.
Jonathan Coe
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Outside of class, Knouff has helped me guide my studies at Keene State College in preparation for graduate school. He has been highly influential on spurring my interest for early U.S. History.
Arnie Owen
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It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.
Alex Albany
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Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola.
Andre Artero
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I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.
Andy Partridge
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I already believe I am the best linebacker in the game. Now, I have to show one more thing ? that I am the most dominating, influential person in the game and the best football player to ever put on a pair of cleats.
Ray Lewis
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Geech was very influential in the middle of my career, at a time when many promising scrum halves can falter in their development,
Matt Dawson
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David has always been one of those quietly influential staffers that has an impact all of out proportion to their public profile. He knows how to get things done, and when he talks, people listen because they know he has the authority of the vice presiden...
Angel Fuentes
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Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles?
Louis Farrakhan
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Bryan?s people skills have really, really improved. He?s got a lot of charm and he?s made some very good friends, influential friends and those people help grow you also.
Anthony Zinni
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As the political aspect becomes more and more influential, the organization ceases to be useful to its members and starts using them.
Andre Artero
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Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are really lame.
Thurston Moore
