“[Her lawyer, Robert Axelrod, said there was no doubt she committed the theft, but she claimed she was influenced by her then-boyfriend, Roberto Solis.] The evidence of the physical acts are quite overwhelming. But there are mitigating factors, ... He brainwashed her.”

“Whether it's the courts or regional offices of executive agencies, members of Congress want some control over how things are done in their states or districts. As long as they have some influence over the picks, they like the patronage system.”

“Though tea and gin have spread their baneful influence over this island, and his majesty's other dominions, yet, you may be well assured, that the governors of the Foundling Hospital will exert their utmost skill and vigilance, to prevent the childre”

“Foreign central banks are doing precisely the same thing -- and in much larger magnitudes than our own Federal Reserve. Therefore we should be focusing a lot more on the influence that they are having on our markets and our economy,”

“It really doesn't matter whether there has been an attempt at an outright ban or merely an attempt to influence these properties. We're still talking about action that is taken under the color of the law and is therefore governmental action that is, frankly, censorship.”

“I know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church.”

“[However, the head of a lab-watchdog group doubts the board's influence.] There's no major (Department of Energy) decisions that don't have a political component, ... It's money and power rather than the technological reality that dominate the weapons programs.”

“We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety.”

“If you want to effect change it's not enough to educate people. Individual behavior is influenced by the environments in which you live. Men living in the labor camps are primarily single, poor; they live in housing without cooking facilities.”

“Russian literature has a sinister streak, and I think that influence is very evident on this record. I was indulging myself with these books while I was coming up with ideas. Those books are so dark and real and not glam at all.”