#flu

As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride. ↗

— Paul Martin

#ensuring #get #how #influence #just

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably... have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a don and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#any #become #been #book #brothers

I didn't really like my Sydney accent - nobody likes the sound of their own voice - and when I was a little younger tried to change my accent gradually. But I've only ever really lived in Sydney and Los Angeles, so I haven't been influenced by the accents of some far-off land. ↗

— Callan McAuliffe

#accents #angeles #been #change #ever

My first influences were superhero artists. ↗

— Scott McCloud

#first #influences #superhero #were

There are only a handful of designers that influence other designers, and I have to keep one step ahead of the game. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#designers #game #handful #i #influence

My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value. ↗

— Anthony Minghella

#enormous #fact #formidable #grandmother #huge

I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#also #any #army #brother #encouraged

The more the UK feels distanced from European construction the less others are able to benefit from the full influence of the many good things that the UK can help us all to achieve, and therefore there are many areas where I think it would be beneficial to have the UK fully at the table. ↗

— Mario Monti

#achieve #areas #beneficial #benefit #construction

I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it. ↗

— Edward Moore

#great #i #i think #influences #need

I want to go to college to study journalism. I want to speak French fluently, to travel. My mom was a journalist and it's in my blood. ↗

— Mandy Moore

#college #fluently #french #go #i