I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.
Want to Think Big? Then get rid of the negative influences in your life. Harsh? Possibly. Healthy? Yes.
There is evidence that acupuncture influences the production of and distribution of a great many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, and that this in turn alters the perception of pain.
America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.
Albert Brooks is definitely one of my biggest influences, for sure.
I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me.
The people on my mum's side of the family are atheist intellectuals who are ueber-proper. My dad's side of the family are missionaries who are more comfortable sitting around in sweatpants than they are in a five-star restaurant. But those two influences converged in my life.
The simple, daily influences of prayer, persuasion, and promoting of godly values are the most powerful tools a mother can use to unleash the potential of her children.
Doesn't every band sort of appropriate their influences into what they do? I guess that would be my defence: if you're making something, you kinda can't help being a conduit for other things.
Only let us love God, and then nature will compass us about like a cloud of Divine witnesses; and all influences from the earth, and things on the earth, will be ministers of God to do us good. Only let there be God within us, and then every thing outside us will become a godlike help.
One of Dickens' biggest influences was the growth of London as a Victorian city, and the extremes being created as it expanded.
Both my mom and my grandma were really big influences on me not only by being strong and teaching me to be strong but also owning their salt as well.
As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer.
Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they’re all a projection of you.
I hated discussing ideas with investors, because then I become a Defender of the Idea, and that influences your thought process.
It's hard to narrow down your influences in comedy.
I would say, my influences go back a little further than some folks. I think what your influences are can certainly help you. It's like a tree with really deep roots; the firmer they're planted in the ground, the better foundation you have to build upon.
A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.
It isn't the instrument that influences High-Minded or Low-Minded; it's the quality of Mind itself.