#influence

As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#affect #any #complex #gotten #individuals

People feel that decisions about their jobs, the way their children are educated, how their church functions, and products they buy are made by someone and some place so distant that they can't find anybody to talk to that has any influence over them. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#any #anybody #buy #children #church

But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time. The style of filmmaking and the performances... you don't feel like you're watching a film. ↗

— Olivia Thirlby

#best #feel #film #filmmaking #i

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer. ↗

— Tom Araya

#behind #idea #image #influenced #slayer

When I started out, I preferred to watch my films without music, as its presence tends to mask the underlying pace of the film. I felt I could feel the rhythm of the film better without music to influence me. ↗

— Paul Hirsch

#could #feel #felt #film #films

I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could develop a greater ease, even lightheartedness, in my writing. ↗

— Elfriede Jelinek

#could #develop #ease #even #extent

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education. ↗

— John H. Johnson

#believed #education #faith #great #great faith

Naturally, I do things my own way but I'm certainly influenced by my mother's way of doing things. ↗

— Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

#doing #i #i do #influenced #mother

My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compliment #exactly #fan #filmmaker #frustrated

I think one of my biggest influences is Bette Davis. I've seen almost every one of her films, and she's been very inspiring to me. ↗

— Elizabeth Moss

#been #bette #bette davis #biggest #davis