#influenced

No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than 'Flashdance.' After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the 'Maniac' thing. ↗

— Elizabeth Berkley

#cut #dance #did #dreams #go

Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music! ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#debussy #did #duke #duke ellington #ellington

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#always #anybody #bob #copy #else

I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#i #influenced #know #proud #quit

People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway. ↗

— Tim Vine

#ask #childhood #comics #conscious #conscious effort

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#always #biggest #biggest problems #i #influenced

I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

#back #banjo #beatles #been #better

The papers reveal that in several key abortion cases, justices were keenly interested in the perceived public reaction to their rulings - indicating that courts can be influenced by public sentiment. ↗

— Lee Greenwood

#cases #courts #indicating #influenced #interested

I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#blondes #comedies #dated #end #explains

Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday. ↗

— Faith Hill

#children #easily #i #i always #i can