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• Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it.

  David Crosby

  Father, Home, Sailing

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• The character of Jesus has not only been the highest pattern of virtue, but the strongest incentive in its practice, and has exerted so deep an influence, that it may be truly said that the simple record of three years of active life has done more to regenerate and to soften mankind than all the disquisitions of philosophers and all the exhortations of moralists.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Jesus, Character, Simple

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• I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

  Brian K. Vaughan

  Mom, Powerful, Grew Up

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• Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individuals contribution far more than the individual himself.

  W. Edwards Deming

  Organization, Climate, Research

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• My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury.

  Brandi Carlile

  Rocks, Glam Rock, Two

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• I don't think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn't really escape the influence.

  Paul Simon

  Powerful, Thinking, Inevitable

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• Whether you think you like Rubens or not, his influence runs through the pathways of painting. Like Warhol, he changed the game of art.

  Jenny Saville

  Running, Art, Thinking

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• Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by historian James Kloppenberg should therefore fascinate anyone interested in American politics or how ideas shape public life. Tracing the influences of Obama's family, educational, and work experiences on his ideas, Reading Obama locates a unique individual in the crosscurrents of American democracy and continuing fights over American ideals.

  Martha Minow

  Country, Powerful, Educational

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• I dont know that the United States is Gods Country, but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.

  Rich Mullins

  Country, Strong, Believe

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• They say your childhood influences your tastes and interests, or your approach if you're an artist. So what you create, whatever you saw, whatever your childhood was like - it influences how you're going to end up.

  Brett Ratner

  Artist, Childhood, Taste

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• Leadership is the ability to influence people and motivate them to do what needs to be done to accomplish a goal, vision, or mission.

  Robert Johnson

  People, Goal, Vision

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• I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad.

  Tom Lehman

  Dad, Successful, Thinking

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• You don't want to influence the same system you are trying to forecast.

  Nate Silver

  Trying, Want, Forecasts

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• Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.

  Tyler Cowen

  Real, Ideas, Diversity

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• The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.

  Faye Wattleton

  Powerful, Parent, Permanent

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• Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can be achieved far faster now that interested non-specialists can explore new research autonomously and can also be appealed to directly by scientists.

  Aubrey de Grey

  Keys, Research, Enthusiasm

  "Speaker interview: Aubrey de Grey". www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2010.

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• One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist.

  Elle Varner

  Musical, Musical Influence, Vocalist

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• You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.

  Nathaniel Philbrick

  Underestimate

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• Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people.

  John C. Maxwell

  Player, People, Doers

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.27, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.

  William Booth

  Jesus, Heart, Army

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• My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.

  Padmasree Warrior

  Mom, Husband, Father

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• Yeah, Dizzee Rascal is a huge influence on what I'm doing. I learnt a lot from him even though he's younger than me.

  Danny Brown

  Yeah, Rascals, Huge

  "Danny Brown Town". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 9, 2012.

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• In terms of fashion, I think the biggest influence that I had was my father. My pops, he was really into men's fashion and read all of the magazines.

  Danny Brown

  Fashion, Father, Men

  "Q&A: Rapper Danny Brown Talks Style". Interview with Miles Raymer, www.esquire.com. May 13, 2013.

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• Godzilla. The big, green G-man has had a profound influence on my creative endeavors and imagination since I was blueberry-avoiding kid.

  Jeremy Robinson

  Kids, Men, Profound

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• Louise de Keroualle, being a Frenchwoman from the French court, was feared by most Englishmen for how she might influence their king, and that fear quickly turned to hatred.

  Susan Holloway Scott

  Kings, Hatred, Might

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