#influence

And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers. ↗

— Buddy Rich

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I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way. ↗

— Buddy Rich

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I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them. ↗

— Rupert Sanders

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The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels. ↗

— Rupert Sheldrake

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I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life. ↗

— Peter Singer

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Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears. ↗

— Hal Sparks

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Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. ↗

— Hal Sparks

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Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized. ↗

— Lee Strasberg

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The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born. ↗

— Dean Inge

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There is no influence like the influence of habit. ↗

— Gilbert Parker

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