#influence

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places. ↗

— Louise Brown

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There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people. ↗

— Harry Browne

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It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers. ↗

— Bernhard von Bulow

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I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted. ↗

— Deana Carter

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If I saw you hitchhiking, I’d smile and return your thumb’s up, just for you doing such a great job of being a positive roadside influence. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government. ↗

— Anatoly Chubais

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Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever. ↗

— James Darren

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I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

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I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for. ↗

— Jon Hamm

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This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as possible convert all of their manufacturing facilities to the immediate needs of the war, including civilian, as well as military requirements. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

#british #civilian #convert #export #facilities