#influence

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully. ↗

— Gyorgy Ligeti

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I should think just about every young writer - which I was at the time - would be influenced by HPL. As an American writer of weird fiction, he was at the top of the class. ↗

— Brian Lumley

#american #american writer #class #every #fiction

Dreams have as much influence as actions. ↗

— Stephane Mallarme

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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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My biggest musical influences are probably my parents. ↗

— Bobby McFerrin

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I belong to the middle class that grew up very influenced by the Catholic church. The people of the novel are from a more pagan and practical world in which the Christianity is just a veneer. ↗

— John McGahern

#catholic #catholic church #christianity #church #class

You don't try to get influenced by everything that's going on with all the other music around you. You don't listen to the radio - I mean, I don't. When I get ready to do an album, I don't listen to anybody else; I don't wanna be influenced. ↗

— Tim McGraw

#anybody #around #else #everything #get

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin' Spoonful and everybody else. ↗

— Barry McGuire

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Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input. ↗

— Jonny Lee Miller

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The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply. ↗

— Kelly Miller

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