#influence

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

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.' ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#anger #before #connor #expressing #i

However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great influence on those governments who will be asked to provide forces to the Congo. Second, of course, the Security Council has no professional military advice organized in any way. ↗

— Alex Morrison

#any #asked #congo #council #course

New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French, and its cosmopolitan atmosphere. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#because #been #city #cosmopolitan #creole

Everything in life influences my music. I've always used songwriting as a means to share what I think is profound. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#everything #i #i think #influences #life

I buy records from all across the board. I get kind of a hybrid of influences in my own music. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#board #buy #get #hybrid #i

On the other hand, at some level the mass of unresolved issues in Northern Ireland does influence the fact that there are so many good writers in the place. ↗

— Paul Muldoon

#fact #good #hand #influence #ireland

Today, children are watching more and more television, and are bombarded over and over with images and content that have the potential to dramatically influence their behavior. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#bombarded #children #content #dramatically #images

I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution. ↗

— George Murray

#around #aside #been #city #crap

The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ↗

— Dave Mustaine

#british #came #guitar #heavy #heavy metal