#influence

My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring. ↗

— Christian Bale

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I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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The institutional investor remains the bigger influence on individual trades simply because the institutional investor has more money to support the order and that will have more of an impact on the stock. ↗

— Maria Bartiromo

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I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing. ↗

— Warren Bennis

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The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer. ↗

— Robertson Davies

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It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence. ↗

— Siobhan Davies

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I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America. ↗

— Ruben Blades

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Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood. ↗

— Walt Disney

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