Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

The humblest individual exerts some influence either for good or evil upon others.

A woman is more influenced by what she divines than by what she is told.

Writers write to influence their readers their preachers their auditors but always at bottom to be more themselves.

I'm a Mommy's Girl - the strongest influence in my young life was my mom.

“Colonial legacies and international organizations have influenced today’s conservation complexities in Indonesia.”

“As a company, we're neutral in terms of affiliation. We're just having lots of fun with the mask predictor. We're not here to influence people one way or the other on how to vote. We want the customer to influence the outcome through their wallets.”

“One or two intermediaries approached us and suggested they could influence the votes. We turned them down. We certainly didn't set out to influence people other than give them a pot of Cape gooseberry jam.”

I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.