#flu

True as this is, it is also true that for one who won through there were many who gained nothing, and it was, and is, the sheer weight of numbers of those who failed of this that has made their influence on the modern life as pervasive and controlling as it is. ↗

— Ralph A. Cram

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The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general. ↗

— George Crumb

#after #electronically #enormous #general #had

Anybody is influenced by where and how he lives. ↗

— Imogen Cunningham

#how #influenced #lives #where

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret. ↗

— Salvador Dali

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Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever. ↗

— James Darren

#biggest #biggest influence #career #ever #i

Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful. ↗

— Charles Simmons

#attention #delightful #duty #easy #energy

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around. ↗

— Mac Davis

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I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company. ↗

— Walt Disney

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The people who influence you are the people who believe in you. ↗

— Henry Drummond

#influence #people #who #you

I was always influenced by language. ↗

— Helen Dunmore

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